Cork woman tried to flush cannabis down toilet before garda search

The defendant said that the reason she delayed in opening the door to gardaí was that she was about to get into a bath

Aeiden Barry was fined for having cannabis for her own use and for impeding a drugs search. File picture: Getty

Gardaí executing a warrant to search for drugs saw a woman looking out an upstairs window and then heard the sound of a toilet flushing before they forced their way in to carry out the search.

32-year-old Aeiden Barry of The Court, Ardcashel, Watergrasshill, Cork, admitted the obstruction of the search and having cannabis for her own use but claimed through her solicitor that the reason she delayed in opening the door was that she was about to get into a bath.