Almost €50,000 has been seized by the courts from a mystery courier motorcyclist stopped by the PSNI in Newry.
Robert Kirk, with a bail address of Regina Park, Jonesborough, was questioned by the PSNI on August 21, 2020.
Constable Martin English told Newry Magistrates Court that he approached Kirk to check for insurance on the Old Dublin Road at around 5.45pm.
Kirk had a green backpack on which he did not wish to remove. A search was conducted and €49,980 in notes was found.
Kirk was arrested for the driving offence and having criminal property, but would not say who owned the cash.
Mr English stated that there was virtually nothing known about the defendant, who had since left his bail address, with only an address for his mother in the Republic.
Two men appear in court charged in connection with seizure of drugs and cash in Derry The men appeared at Derry Magistrates Court 29 January, 2021 16:12
TWO men appeared in court today in connection with the seizure of a large quantity of drugs and cash in Derry.
Cocaine and money were seized by police during the search of a house in the Bogside area of the city on Wednesday.
The PSNI said they believed the drugs had a street value of £80,000.
The two men, who appeared at Derry Magistrates Court in connection with the case, were granted anonymity.
The first defendant was charged with five counts of being concerned in the supply of cocaine, three charges of possessing criminal property and obtaining a cutting agent on January 27.