Accused allegedly set dog on gardaí to dump cocaine

The court heard that Mr Kostucha’s dog, which was of the American Staffordshire bull terrier type, was behaving aggressively towards the gardaí

Det Garda Murphy said that, when they entered the kitchen, Mr Kostucha tried to discard or hide a package which was later found to contain approximately €25,000 worth of alleged cocaine.

A Polish man whose home was searched as part of a burglary investigation set his American bull terrier dog on gardaí, in an attempt to allow him to dispose of several thousand euro worth of cocaine that was discovered at the property, it was alleged at a recent sitting of Fermoy District Court.

Prosecuting, Sergeant Majella O’Sullivan told the court that, as part of an investigation into a burglary carried out in the Carrignavar area on April 22, gardaí searched a property in Mallow, Cork, on May 9.