Man charged with money laundering

An Armagh man has been charged with money laundering linked to an alleged £5m fuel smuggling fraud.

Malachy Molloy, 52, a fuel distributor from Brootally Road, was arrested after a cross-border operation involving customs officers and police last week.

Houses and other premises were searched in Armagh and County Monaghan last Thursday.

Armagh Magistrate's Court was told on Tuesday that 97,000 euro was found in a suitcase in a bedroom of the defendant's home.

A defence solicitor said during the course of lengthy interviews, Mr Molloy had protested his innocence.

The accused was remanded on bail and ordered to hand in his passport.