Lorry driver stopped with €1.1m of cannabis told gardaí 'I’ll smoke it tomorrow', court hears

The father of two was charged with unlawful possession of 55.4 kg of cannabis with an estimated value of €1,108,000 and having it for the purpose of sale or supply

'I’ll smoke it tomorrow', a lorry driver stopped at Dublin Port and allegedly found transporting more than €1m worth of cannabis told investigating gardaí, a court has heard. File photo

“I’ll smoke it tomorrow”, a lorry driver stopped at Dublin Port and allegedly found transporting more than €1m worth of cannabis told investigating gardaí, a court has heard.

Andrew Cooley, aged 32, from Ballyoran, Dundalk, Co Louth, was arrested at 1.45 am on Saturday driving a truck which had arrived on a boat from Holyhead.