Irish tourist caught in €500,000 drug haul in Australia

AN IRISH tourist in Australia is expected to go on trial on serious drug charges after being found in a vehicle with a large quantity of cannabis.

The 27-year-old Irishman is in jail after attempting to flee from police who stopped the vehicle in which he was travelling at the weekend.

The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning on the New England Highway - the main inland route between the cities of Sydney and Brisbane.