An electrician accused of getting cocaine value near half one million kilos has had his bail different to permit him one last evening together with his girlfriend, who's going to Australia.
Ryan Diamond’s situations have been relaxed so he can attend her farewell get together and spend the evening in a Newry lodge.
However the 25-year-old remains to be not allowed to make use of a smartphone.
Diamond is dealing with two fees: possessing cocaine and having the drug with intent to provide in December final 12 months.
He was stopped whereas driving a van on the M1 at Sprucefield.
Cops uncovered “4 compressed blocks of cocaine” together with a bag containing “small deal wraps” behind a wood panel on the car’s sliding door.
In complete, 4.5 kilos of the category A drug had been seized and a gram of “excessive purity” cocaine. Police consider the haul was value £450,000.
Arrested and interviewed, Diamond, from Camlough Park, Bessbrook, refused to reply police questions.
On Thursday he utilized to have his bail modified for the farewell evening.
Police argued “he's a part of an organised crime gang”.
And whereas they might agree “in precept, if there's proof of reserving’’, they might not comply with him having a telephone with web entry.
A defence lawyer defined Diamond wanted one for a variety of causes, together with for on-line banking when he will get paid, and to make use of WhatsApp for any work-related points.
Nevertheless, a detective argued that when he was arrested he refused to disclose his iPhone cross code, and nonetheless hasn’t given it to police.
“Thus far we've got not been capable of entry it,” mentioned the cop, including that they feared Diamond might intrude with the investigation if he was allowed to have such a tool.
The choose permitted his variation in bail if Diamond might present proof of the lodge reserving together with his girlfriend. He refused entry to the telephone.
The case was adjourned till subsequent month.