Suspected dealer approached by gardaí in Cork swallowed drugs

Lithuanian national suspected of carrying out drug transaction on two occasions in Cork City refused to remove drugs from his mouth when asked to do so by gardaí, court heard

Aleksandras Kuznecovas, of Lord Edward Street, Kilmallock, Co Limerick, denied both charges of impeding or obstructing a Garda search under the Misuse of Drugs Act. Picture: Larry Cummins

A Lithuanian man approached by gardaí in Cork City on two separate occasions popped suspected drugs into his mouth and swallowed the items.

Aleksandras Kuznecovas, of Lord Edward Street, Kilmallock, Co Limerick, denied both charges of impeding or obstructing a Garda search under the Misuse of Drugs Act.