A 33-year-old man charged with money laundering failed to turn up in court.

District Judge Gerald Chalk issued an arrest warrant for Thomas Patrick Gray.

He was due to appear before Furness Magistrates' Court yesterday.

It is alleged the defendant, of Skipton Street, Morecambe, paid two cheques into his bank account and then withdrew £10,500 between April 1 and 18, 2014 in Bardsea.