Man being questioned about cocaine haul

Man being questioned about cocaine haul
The package of cocaine seized by gardaí in Cork yesterday.

A MAN is being questioned about the seizure of an estimated €70,000 worth of cocaine in Cork city.

The haul was found when a car was stopped and searched by the Cork City Divisional Drugs Unit on Bessboro Road in Blackrock just before 5pm yesterday.

A man in his 30s was arrested. He is being questioned this morning in the Bridewell garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

The drugs will now be sent for analysis to establish the purity and exact value.

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