Cork man asked garda for pen to retrieve suspected heroin

James Flynn of Churchfield Place West in Cork was convicted of obstructing a garda from carrying out a drug search.

A 30-year-old Cork man was arrested for swallowing a suspected deal of heroin in front of a garda and then asked the officer for a loan of his pen to try to retrieve it.

The case against James Flynn of Churchfield Place West in Cork went ahead at Cork District Court in the absence of the accused.