Driver had 5kg of cannabis in cab

A hackney driver was caught with 5kg of cannabis worth over €30,000 in the boot of his car and faced a 10-year jail term. However, yesterday the sentencing judge said a five-year suspended sentence was appropriate.

Ultan Moore faced sentencing on a charge which can carry a mandatory minimum 10-year sentence unless there are exceptional circumstances.

Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin said: “A sentence of imprisonment would not be warranted.”