Man arrested following knife-point robbery of Cork shop

The Centra store made headlines last week when its owner confirmed that he had removed from sale the popular foil-wrapped Animal Bar chocolate product, following a visible rise in heroin dealing and consumption in the area. Picture: Larry Cummins 

A man has been arrested following a knife-point robbery of the Cork city shop which took foil-wrapped bars off its shelves last week following a spike in heroin use in the area.

The man is also being questioned about the attempted robbery of a pharmacy which occurred nearby a short time later.