They said that the incident involving an articulated heavy goods vehicle (HGV) first began on the motorway.

This scan revealed a metal compartment concealed in the floor of the flat-bed trailer designed to prevent detection. This contained 40 kilos of cocaine contained in wrapped blocks

A sniffer dog indicated that there was something of interest in the cab of Doran's truck, which led to the discovery of eight bags of cannabis. The drugs were worth €1,020,400.