Man caught with €140k stash of cannabis at Cork checkpoint asks for case to be struck out

Solicitor told court he was instructed by the accused man, Thomas Gahan, who has been in custody since March, to apply to have the case struck out unless directions were available from the Director of Public Prosecutions

Thomas Gahan, 32, of Kilmahuddrick Road, Clondalkin, Dublin, was arrested by Garda Ray O’Brien on charges of possession of cannabis and having the illegal drug for the purpose of selling or supplying to others.

A Dublin man 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 asked for the case to be struck out if there was no progress in his case.

Eddie Burke, solicitor, said he was instructed by the accused man, Thomas Gahan, to apply to have the case struck out unless directions were available from the Director of Public Prosecutions.