Man tried to throw phone into Cork river during garda chase

Mary Elmes Bridge in Cork city. File picture: Larry Cummins

A man being chased through Cork city for suspected drug-dealing on the Mary Elmes Bridge tried to throw his phone in the river before he was arrested.

However, gardaí managed to stop Kingsley Hope of Lus Na Meala, Banduff, Cork, discarding the phone and they went on to prosecute him for having drugs for sale or supply to others.