Man charged with having drugs worth €40k and laundering €73k cash in Cork fled to Poland

Accused was extradited back to Cork and has been jailed for three years

Judge told accused: 'Aggravating factors are that you were clearly, actively involved in drug-dealing with a relatively significant amount of cannabis and a large amount of cash. You were actively involved in selling drugs to others.' File picture: Larry Cummins

A 40-year-old man charged with having a stash of almost €40,000 worth of drugs and laundering €73,000 cash fled home to Poland but he was extradited back to Cork and is now facing into a three-year sentence.

Sergeant Paul Leahy said Grzegorz Majdan was first seen carrying a large shopping bag containing the 2kg of cannabis. In a follow-up search of a house where the accused was living, €18,000 cash was found in a box behind a domestic boiler in the kitchen and a further €55,000 cash was found in a wash-basket in a bedroom.