Cork man arrested in Finland on European warrant to face heroin charges jailed

Kevin Sweeney, 57, was caught with more than €60,000 worth of heroin when he was living in squalor in a house in Cork in 2015, court told

Judge said the seriousness of the charge, combined with the fact the accused effectively fled the jurisdiction, made it impossible for her to impose a fully suspended sentence. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

A 57-year-old man who was caught with more than €60,000 worth of heroin when he was living in squalor in a house in Cork in 2015 was arrested recently in Finland on a European warrant.

Kevin Sweeney was brought before Cork Circuit Criminal Court for sentencing, where Detective Garda Jerome Murphy described the circumstances of the detection of the diamorphine (heroin) on July 15, 2015, at his home at the time on Glentrasna Drive, The Glen, Cork.