Man in court after more than £300k seized in car chase

A 44-year-old antheral has been remanded into custody aft betwixt £300,000-£400,000 was seized pursuing a high-speed car chase.

Eoin Morrow, of nary fixed abode, appeared astatine Newry Magistrates' Court connected Wednesday greeting via videolink from Musgrave constabulary presumption successful Belfast.

He was been charged with possessing transgression property, unsafe driving, failing to halt for constabulary and entering an statement which facilitated the acquisition, retention, usage oregon power of transgression spot connected behalf of different person.

The charges travel an incidental that began connected the Dublin Road successful Newry connected Monday afternoon.

A detective constable told the tribunal that astatine about17:27 BST constabulary attempted to halt a achromatic Audi car.

The car drove off, successful unreserved hr traffic, connected the incorrect broadside of the road.

The conveyance past made its mode onto the southbound carriageway of the A1 towards the Irish border.

The car was driving astatine astir 90mph erstwhile a mobile telephone was seen being thrown from it crossed to the northbound carriageway.

The detective constable said the car reached a apical velocity of 109mph but that 3 constabulary vehicles managed to container it successful and forestall it crossing the border.

As good arsenic recovering the telephone that had been thrown onto the road, constabulary recovered different telephone successful the vehicle.

They besides recovered 2 bags filled with lb sterling slope notes.

When searched, constabulary said the suspect had a enactment connected him saying "389,740".

The detective constable said the currency has not yet been counted but was estimated to magnitude to betwixt £300,000 and £400,000.

The constabulary serviceman told the tribunal Mr Morrow’s solicitor had said helium was nether duress but wouldn’t elaborate connected this during interview.

During the abbreviated proceeding Mr Morrow spoke lone to corroborate his name, property and that helium understood the charges against him.

No bail exertion was made and helium was remanded into custody.

He is owed to look successful tribunal again connected 16 October.