Heroin dealer caught in Bandon after garda noticed 'bulge in the seat of his pants', court told

The court heard that on the basis of confidential information, gardaí established that Anthony Michael Curtis was obtaining heroin in Cork City and bringing it back to Clonakilty.

Gardaí were about to transfer Anthony Michael Curtis from Bandon garda station to hospital when the officer noticed the package. File picture: Denis Minihane

Gardaí were about to transfer a suspected heroin dealer from Bandon garda station to hospital to monitor him in relation to a package concealed inside himself but as they walked to the car a detective saw the heroin stash bulging from the back of the man’s pants.

46-year-old Anthony Michael Curtis of 39 Pearse Street, Clonakilty, County Cork, has now been jailed for three years with the last 18 months of that suspended by Judge Helen Boyle.