Accused arrived in Cork by train with €60k of heroin in Tesco bag 

Dubliner, who was due to be paid €200 for carrying the stash of drugs, had planned to spend it on 'Benzos'

The accused was arrested as he got off the train from Dublin, the court was told. File picture: Dan Linehan

A 55-year-old Dubliner who stepped off a train in Cork with a Tesco Bag for Life containing almost €60,000 worth of heroin was due to be paid about €200 for carrying the stash and planned to spend this on ‘Benzos’ during his visit.

It was the Dubliner’s first-ever visit to Cork and as the sentencing judge remarked: “He didn’t get very far.”