Woman hid €12k of heroin on her person on flight from England to Cork

The crime happened 12 years ago when she was a drug addict

Elizabeth McCarthy was found in possession of the heroin at Cork's South Infirmary Hospital in 2010. File picture

A woman who concealed over €12,000 worth of heroin inside her person on a flight from England to Cork 12 years ago has now been given a three-year suspended sentence.

Detective Garda Tony Holmes said the crime dated back 12 years and that the accused had been living in Reading for that period and did not come back to Cork until recently when she was arrested in relation to the matter.