Man thought coke was sex drug, High Court told
A man caught with suspected cocaine worth £6,000 has told Belfast High Court he thought he had bought medication for boosting his sexual performance.
Marek Cernay, 26, said he paid 25 for the drug after confiding his problems with erectile dysfunction to a stranger he met at a supermarket in Coleraine.
Mr Cernay, of Lodge Road in the town, faces a charge of possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply.
Refusing bail, Mr Justice McLaughlin said his explanation was a fairy tale.
A lawyer for the prosecution told the court in Belfast that had police stopped Mr Cernay's car on Newbridge Road, Coleraine, on 11 May.
He said bags of white powder were discovered in the vehicle, along with a number of tablets in the suspect's pocket.
Although forensic tests are expected to take up to five months to complete, the barrister told the court that scientific information indicated 120 grams of cocaine was found.
He said that during questioning Mr Cernay claimed to have met a man in a Tesco car park and told him about his physical difficulties.
"That male then produces these four bags of powder which are worth 6,000 and sells them to him for 25," the prosecuting lawyer added.
Mr Cernay's lawyer said his client, an electrician and shop fitter who came to Northern Ireland from Slovakia more than four years ago, denied knowing he was buying cocaine.
He said: "He has given a colourful explanation for being in possession of the items, but he maintains that explanation.
"He simply says he purchased them in order to enhance his sexual performance."
But Mr Justice McLaughlin questioned the alleged circumstances of Cernay meeting someone and "within minutes discussing his erectile dysfunction, to find this man mysteriously has the answer for 25".
Refusing bail, the judge added: "This is another one for the book of fairytales and it's going to be a long book."
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