Dublin man pleads guilty in €7m-cannabis case

A man who failed to show up for his trial last year for possession of cannabis valued €7m has pleaded guilty to the charges just before a jury was due to sworn in for a new trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Stephen Pender (aged 43), who had been on €50,000 bail, was arrested on foot of a bench warrant several days after he failed to appear for the original trial and remanded in custody until today.