Dubliner allegedly caught with drugs in van remanded in custody

Van stopped at Covid-19 checkpoint was alleged to contain cannabis herb with a street value of €140,000

A garda on duty at a Covid-19 checkpoint arrested the man on March 23. Picture: Dan Linehan

The Dubliner who was allegedly caught at a routine Covid checkpoint in Cork with a €140,000 stash of cannabis herb in the back of his van was remanded in custody for a month.

Sergeant John Kelleher said an adjournment was sought to allow time for directions to be obtained from the Director of Public Prosecutions.