Cork man swallowed substance before garda drug search

Gardaí in Cork said the accused was stopped after midnight on July 10, 2021, and informed he was going to be searched under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

A Glanmire man who was about to be searched for drugs was observed putting a black substance in his mouth which was never recovered.

Henry Burns, 37, of Glenrichmond, Sallybrook, Glanmire, County Cork, appeared at Cork District Court where he was represented by solicitor Mick Malone.