Man caught dealing heroin on a bridge in Cork City gets six months

When gardaí told him he was going to be searched, the defendant immediately began swallowing numerous small plastic packs thought to have contained heroin

Sergeant Dave Delea stated that gardaí on patrol at St Vincent’s Bridge in Cork saw the accused standing in the middle of the bridge and taking numerous small plastic packs from inside his mouth and holding them in the palm of his hand. File picture: Eddie O'Hare

A 38-year-old man dealing heroin on a bridge in Cork City swallowed packets of the drug when gardaí approached him to carry out a search.

Aleksandras Kuznecovas of Lord Edward Street, Kilmallock, Limerick, appeared before Judge Mary Dorgan at Cork District Court and pleaded guilty to the drugs charges against him.