A Meath man has been convicted of the theft of almost €315,000 worth of tobacco products and the unlawful use of a car.

A Meath resident accused of robbing more than €300,000 worth of tobacco products was told by gardaí that mobile phone traffic would link him to the armed robbery, a trial has heard.

A jury in the trial of a Meath resident accused of robbing more than €300,000 worth of tobacco products has heard he was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a firearm.

A delivery driver has told a jurytoday that he and his co-worker were falsely imprisoned during a robbery of over €300,000 worth of tobacco products.