Cork woman who swallowed packs of heroin worth €2.8k has suspended sentence revoked

Accused was originally sentenced to 18 months with the last 12 months suspended but she failed to comply with the terms of the suspension, court heard, and will now serve the full sentence

Accused was arrested by gardaí after getting off the Dublin train at Kent Station.

A 30-year-old Cork woman who risked her health to swallow packages of heroin worth €2,800 to transport the drug from Dublin to Cork has been jailed for another 12 months.

Patricia Hogan was originally sentenced at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to 18 months with the last 12 months suspended for possession of heroin for sale or supply having carried the drugs internally on the Dublin-Cork train.