A Dublin man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison after he admitted to driving a van containing cannabis valued at €600,000.
Michael Campbell (31) of New Priory apartments, Donaghmede, Dublin 13, pleaded guilty to possessing almost 30 kilos of the drug for sale or supply when he was stopped at the Ballymun exit of the M50 on June 22 last.
At a hearing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, counsel for Campbell said he was put under pressure by third parties to transport the drugs after he racked up a drug debt of €1,000 to €2,000.
