Cash recovered from convicted drug trafficker following high-speed car chase deemed proceeds of crime

The High Court has ruled that €13,850 seized from a convicted drug dealer following a high-speed car chase in Dublin last year is the proceeds of crime.

The Criminal Assets Bureau made the application in respect of cash it said was the proceeds of crime which was recovered by Gardai after members searched Paul Morgan, an English national, on February 15, 2018 last.