Drug dealer jailed for 18 months after fleeing to Europe in 2018

The accused was arrested in Germany on foot of an arrest warrant. File picture

A 34-year-old man caught dealing €14,000 worth of cocaine in Cork City seven years ago returned to Bulgaria before charges were brought against him, but he was arrested recently in Germany on a European arrest warrant and now he has been jailed.

Judge Sinéad Behan imposed a sentence of two years with the last six months suspended in respect of Svetiozar Sabev, of no fixed address and of Bakers Rd, Cork, at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.