'I'm no Pablo Escobar,' says Cork farmer described as 'no Robin Hood either' for growing cannabis

Before the Judge could characterise the defendant, they had to look into the issue of the accused man also having a revolver and an air rifle discovered during the garda investigation

Detective Garda Shannon Ryan said Daniel Kelleher seemed to have a naïve sense of pride in his success at growing cannabis plants to maturity — some of them reaching eight-foot high — in remote woodlands. File picture: Getty

A naïve bachelor farmer growing cannabis in remote woodlands around Ballingeary said he was no Pablo Escobar, but a local detective said he was no Robin Hood either.

Before Judge Sinead Behan could characterise 53-year-old Daniel Kelleher of Kilmore, Ballingeary, County Cork, the judge had to look into the issue of the accused man also having a revolver and an air rifle discovered during the garda investigation.