Spanish opium dealer who 'panicked and fled' Cork brought back to face prison

Daniel Perez-Mas was arrested by authorities in Madrid on foot of a European arrest warrant

The judge sentenced Perez-Mas to nine months in prison. File photo

An opium dealer who was caught with €8,200 worth of the drug in Cork city in 2018 fled the country but was escorted back to Ireland by gardaí from Madrid on a European arrest warrant.

Detective Garda Michael Walsh testified at Cork District Court that Daniel Perez-Mas, who is originally from Valencia in Spain, was arrested by authorities in Madrid on foot of the European arrest warrant.