Truck driver 'maintaining his innocence' over €2.1m cannabis seizure in Cork, court told

Cork District Court heard that the employers of the accused were 'very concerned about their truck'

The defendant was charged with two offences relating to the seizure of 93 packages of herbal cannabis with a weight of 107kg. File picture

A 59-year-old truck driver charged in connection with a €2.1m drug seizure in Cork is “maintaining his innocence” in the matter, a court has heard.

Robert Slivar of no fixed abode, but formerly of Ivanic in Croatia, appeared before a special sitting of Cork District Court last Saturday. He was charged with two offences relating to the seizure of 93 packages of herbal cannabis with a weight of 107kg.