Gardai who pulled over a driver on a mobile phone limit made a bizarre discovery in the boot of his car over the weekend.
The Meath Roads Policing unit carried out a number of speed checks over Saturday and Sunday but were left speechless by one member of the public's unusual cargo.
When gardai stopped the motorist, it was suspected that he had travelled over 120 miles from Northern Ireland to Trim after being found in possession of a suspected fraudulent UK licence, Dublin Live reports.
And when officers opened up the back of the car, they found a boot packed full of beef which had been purchased legally.
The driver had a friend collect the precious cargo after his car was seized.
Sharing the picture on the official Meath Crime Prevention page, Gardai said: "This driver was detected driving on his mobile phone and when stopped was found in possession of suspected fraudulent UK license, vehicle was seized under Section 41 Road Traffic Act.
"Driver was transporting quantity of beef purchased legally which was later collected by a friend after car was seized.
"He might have to re-think how to store meat safely in the future."
