Accused further remanded as case held up over forensic analysis of suspected heroin

Defence tells court man has been in custody for two months on these charges alone

The accused denied being a flight risk, saying he has a 30-year addiction.

Forensic analysis is still awaited on a stash of suspected heroin allegedly seized at a house in Model Farm Road in Cork as the accused complained that he has been remanded in custody for the past two months pending this analysis.

Dominic Smith said through his solicitor Mary Creed that he had been in custody on these charges alone and that he was anxious for the case to be progressed.