A CONVICTED armed robber who was caught by police in Amsterdam after going in the run is now back in prison.

James Muldoon was one of Britain's most wanted criminals when he was arrested by Dutch police back in April 2010.

He had been circulated on a wanted list a month earlier by Crimestoppers, having been convicted of stealing goods and jailed in his absence in 2008.

But the now 44-year-old is back behind bars after being caught involved in the supply of drugs in Warrington.

Muldoon appeared before Chester Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing on charges of being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and possessing cannabis.

He pleaded guilty to all three offences, with the case proceeding to sentence.

Christopher Hopkins, prosecuting the case for the Crown Prosecution Service, spoke of how all of the charges relate to activity on October 16.

Muldoon was concerned in the supply of the class A drugs crack cocaine and diamorphine in Warrington, while he was also found to be in possession of the class B drug cannabis resin.

Among his previous convictions is a 13-year sentence for armed robbery in 2008 after a gang stole goods worth £41,000 from two lorries at a depot in Grantham, Lincolnshire.

Among these goods were detergent, Easter eggs and crisps, and he was one of four Liverpool men jailed over the raid.

A night watchman security guard was tied up during the horrific robbery by a gang of up to nine offenders.

Muldoon was caught by police in April 2010 after going on the run. He was found and detained at a flat in the Amstelveen suburb of Amsterdam.

The Serious Organised Crime Agency said he was caught after a tip-off weeks after his name appeared in a list of wanted men.

For these latest drug offences in Warrington, recorder Michael Hayton remarked that custody as inevitable.

Muldoon, of Ripon Street in Liverpool, was sentenced to four years immediate imprisonment.

He must also pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £228 and forfeit £245.68 in cash confiscated by police on his arrest, as well as a Nokia mobile phone.