Welsh man charged with drugs transaction in Cork hotel car park remanded in custody

Accused charged with possession of cannabis, having it for sale or supply, and money-laundering in respect of €39,500 in cash

A 43-year-old Lithuanian national living in Cor, is also before the court on similar charges of money-laundering, possession of cannabis for sale or supply and having cannabis for his own use. File picture: Larry Cummins

A Welsh man who was arrested for his alleged part in a €160,000 drugs transaction in a hotel carpark in Cork was remanded in custody until February 7.

Julius Sobul, 42, of Collingwood Avenue, Newport, Gwent, Wales, appeared at Cork District Court having been charged by Garda Ruairí McGovern with possession of cannabis, having it for sale or supply, and money-laundering in respect of €39,500 in cash.