Cork man caught recovering 10kg of cannabis on country lane claimed he was 'rabbit-dazzling'

Karl Humphries of Curraheen Drive, Bishopstown, Cork, was jailed for eight years on drugs charges

Karl Humphries claimed he was checking the suitability of a field for dazzling when Detective Garda Michael O’Halloran emerged from his concealed position in a drug surveillance operation and arrested him. File picture

A Cork man who claimed he was rabbit-dazzling was jailed for eight years as the judge said the jury did not believe the man was hunting but was going to recover 10kg of cannabis on a country lane.

Karl Humphries was sentenced to 10 years with the last two years suspended by Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.