UK delivery driver had 50 bags of cannabis worth €1m in van at Dublin Port, court told

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UK delivery driver had 50 bags of cannabis worth €1m in van at Dublin Port, court told
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Daljeet Singh says he was to be paid £1,000 for the delivery and told gardaí he had been subject to a certain amount of pressure from third parties

Daljeet Singh says he was to be paid £1,000 for the delivery and told gardaí he had been subject to a certain amount of pressure from third parties

He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possessing cannabis herb for sale or supply at Dublin Port on April 3rd, 2021. During the sixth interview, gardaí obtained a photo from Singh’s mobile phone taken from inside the van, and he accepted that he had known he was transporting cannabis.Singh said he was to be paid £1,000 for the delivery, which he was going to use to clear an overdraft.

The prosecuting garda also agreed that Singh had been susceptible to pressure from more sinister aspects of the community to carry a load of drugs to Ireland.

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