Taximan collected €28k of ‘hot’ cash

A Louth taxi driver who travelled to Limerick to collect ‘hot’ cash for criminals discovered that an envelope and a sock he picked up from men at two filling stations contained almost €28,000.

Taximan collected €28k of ‘hot’ cash

Derek Gallagher, aged 51, of 20 Church St, Drogheda, pleaded guilty at Limerick Circuit Court to handling or transferring money contrary to money-laundering legislation.

He was paid €200 for the run from Drogheda to Limerick in his taxi van.

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