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| Lorry man in court over £1m drugs | Lorry man in court over £1m drugs |
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| A lorry driver has been remanded after appearing in court charged with possessing £1m of cannabis with intent to supply. | A lorry driver has been remanded after appearing in court charged with possessing £1m of cannabis with intent to supply. |
| Kevin Keightley, 45, from Dunavan Heights in Dungannon appeared at a special sitting of Ballymena Magistrates Court on Saturday. | |
| He was arrested after driving a lorry off the Larne to Cairnryan ferry on Friday. | He was arrested after driving a lorry off the Larne to Cairnryan ferry on Friday. |
| The court heard he made no comment when the charges were put to him. | The court heard he made no comment when the charges were put to him. |
| A police officer told the court that bales of cannabis worth £1m were found in Mr Keightley 's vehicle when it was stopped in a routine check. | |
| He added that when arrested, he said: "I knew they were bad, but I was going to be given ten grand for them." | He added that when arrested, he said: "I knew they were bad, but I was going to be given ten grand for them." |
| A defence solicitor said his client had no previous record of any serious charge against him and that his wife had died of cancer a few years ago, with Mr Keightley left to bring up a daughter and son. | |
| The resident magistrate refused to grant bail, saying the charges were too serious to allow this to happen. | The resident magistrate refused to grant bail, saying the charges were too serious to allow this to happen. |
| Mr Keightley is to appear in court again on 8 August. |