A judge in Derry praised the 'calibre' of his town's taxi drivers after a customer brandished a knife, a gun and a crocodile head on a wild drive - in which he even picked up a mysterious wound Derry Magistrate's Court heard the bizarre tale of a taxi ride where the customer produced a knife, gun, and crocodile head (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

A judge at Derry Magistrate's Court sentenced a man for drugs and weapons after a strange case which saw a taxi ride involving a crocodile head, a gun and a knife.

John Harkin, 51, of Greenpark Drive in Antrim was charged with possessing class B and C drugs , along with a knife and a firearm, on June 17 last year. But the evidence of his gunslinging trip left the court reeling, with a stop enroute to pick up an injury before he star

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