Corkman charged with possession of €140k of cocaine on M8 motorway

The court heard that the driver of the vehicle attempted to evade capture, before hitting a garda car and coming to a stop

Andrew Maher was arrested and charged on the M8 Motorway near Watergrasshill, Co. Cork. File photo: Denis Minihane

A 37-year-old man accused of carrying €140,000 worth of cocaine on the motorway from Dublin to Cork was arrested and brought before Cork District Court yesterday.

Detective Garda Eoin O’Toole arrested Andrew Maher and charged him with two counts in relation to the alleged seizure of two kilos of cocaine.