SUSPECTED cocaine with a street value of over €12 million has been seized in Cork. It was seized during a joint operation between An Garda Síochána through the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and Revenue’s Customs Service.

A man in his 40s arrested in the course of an operation by the Cork Divisional Drugs Unit in Rochestown on Wednesday has been charged. He is expected to appear before a sitting of Cork District Court this morning at 10. 30am.

Two men have been arrested in Cork after Gardaí seized €3,900 of suspected drugs in Cork city.

Gardaí have arrested and charged a man in relation to a robbery and assault in Cork city last week. At around 3:30am on January 14, a man was walking in Bishopstown when he was punched in the back of the head.

Gardaí seized €75,000 of suspected cannabis herb and arrested two men in Cork city yesterday.

A disqualified driver was arrested for suspected drug driving in Midleton over the Christmas period. Garda stopped a driver after noticing poor driving and a roadside drug test gave a positive result for cocaine.

THE number of drug seizures made at Cork prison this year is almost on a par with last year, despite visitor restrictions across the prison estate.

THERE has been an 85% increase in detections for drug dealing in Cork city this year and senior gardaí have warned that recreational use of drugs is helping to fund gangland weapons in places like Dublin.

Bail has been refused in the case against a man accused of having a €22,000 stash of heroin in Cork city last Sunday.

Gardaí have seized suspected drugs, weapons and cash in Cork city.

GARDAÍ have seized over €27,000 of suspected drugs following a search in West Cork.

A man in his 30s has been arrested in Cork city after allegedly being caught with €17,500 worth of suspected Diamorphine yesterday.

A 70-year-old musician who grew cannabis and smoked it for creativity purposes was caught with more than €9,000 worth of the drug at his home in Glengarriff.

Gardaí have arrested a man and seized €8,000 of suspected cocaine in Cork city yesterday. At around 7. 30pm Gardaí from Gurranabraher executed a search warrant at a house in the Hollyhill area.

Gardaí in Cork seized €7,200 of suspected drugs and cash in Bantry last night.   Shortly after 9pm Gardaí from the Bantry District Drugs Unit executed a search warrant at a house on Glengarriff Road.

A CORK man hatched a plan to get back into prison after finding himself without a roof over his head while in the grip of an unmerciful drug addiction.

A piece of black material burnt into tinfoil was the only evidence against a woman of drug possession but yesterday she was jailed for four months for the crime.

THE prominence of drugs during recent months in Cork is expected to be highlighted at a joint policing committee meeting today. The Cork County Joint Policing Meeting takes place this afternoon and is the first since the Covid-19 lockdown in March.

GARDAÍ have arrested a man and seized €8,100 of suspected drugs in Youghal. At around 3. 30pm yesterday members of the drugs unit attached to Youghal Garda Station, assisted by Midleton Gardaí, executed a search warrant at a house on Chestnut Drive.

A MAN is being questioned this morning about the seizure of suspected cannabis and cocaine in Cork city. The seizure was made at around 1pm yesterday afternoon by the Cork City Divisional Drugs Unit during a search of an apartment on Blackrock Road.

HEARING of their mother’s suicide while serving a prison sentence together led two brothers to overcome addiction as a family.

CANNABIS seized in the Dublin Mail Centre was destined for addresses in Cork and four other counties. Two Revenue detector dogs, Sam and Bailey, helped officers seize more than two kilos of herbal cannabis and 10kgs of cannabis-infused sweets.

GARDAÍ have arrested a man and seized €6,500 of cash and suspected drugs in Blackpool after a raid in Blackpool last night.

A Citizens Assembly on drugs is included in the most recent Programme for Government. In the first part of a three-day series on the proposal, Ann Murphy hears what needs to be examined in the assembly.

A STUDY of drug users and practitioners working with drug users in Cork late last year has been published by a man who has overcome heroin addiction. James Leonard now has a Masters in Criminology from UCC and is embarking on a PhD in September.

GARDAÍ have arrested a man and seized €6,375 of suspected drugs in Cork City.

Gardaí seized €7,150 of suspected drugs and cash in Ballinhassig yesterday.  "Shortly after 4.

Gardaí have arrested two men and seized €55,000 worth of cocaine during an intelligence led operation targeting the sale and supply of controlled drugs in Cork city yesterday. "At approximately 5.

A Mallow-based DJ was caught with €1,400 worth of cannabis at a time when he was being prosecuted for an earlier incident where he had €35,000 worth of the drug.

Gardaí seized €7,310 of suspected drugs in Cork City this morning.

Gardaí have arrested a man and seized €1,550 of suspected cocaine and heroin in Cork City.

Gardaí have arrested a man and seized €3,500 of suspected cocaine in Cork City. At around 11. 30pm last night, Gardaí from the City Centre Policing Unit in Cork city were on patrol on South Main Street when they stopped a man, aged in his late 20s.

A NUMBER of houses were searched by gardaí in Cork City as part of investigations into the largest ever heroin seizure in the city.

LATEST: Residents of the Knocknaheeny area have welcomed last night's seizure of heroin, particularly given the size of the haul. Two men are currently being questioned in Cork after an estimated €425,000 worth of heroin was seized in Knocknaheeny.

SOME Cork crack cocaine users presenting for treatment are telling drug counsellors of injecting the drug with heroin for a better buzz. "Snowballing" is a well known trend in the US.

Gardaí have arrested a man and seized €7,500 of suspected drugs in Mayfield, Co Cork.

GARDAÍ have seized €1,000 of suspected heroin in county Cork. Shortly before 3.

TWO people have been questioned about drugs found in Bishopstown believed to be destined for house parties in the area. An estimated €3,000 worth of suspected cocaine and cannabis herb was seized.

A CORK woman whose brother died after taking a synthetic drug says plans for a Citizens Assembly on drugs is a monumental task which must be adequately resourced.

THE Health Service Executive has issued a warning about crack cocaine, as the drug becomes more popular.

Gardaí seized €28,000 of suspected cannabis in Skibbereen last nightGardaí from the West Cork Divisional Drugs Unit, assisted by Skibbereen Gardaí, executed a search warrant at a house in Skibbereen at around 9pm.

GARDAÍ say more and more drugs are being ordered online and being delivered in the post since the outbreak of Covid-19.

THE sister of a teenage boy who died after taking the synthetic drug “N Bomb” has urged youngsters not to try “laughing gas” after reports emerged of empty canisters and cartridges being found on Irish beaches.

THE recipient of a kidney belonging to a young Corkman who died after taking a synthetic drug at a party has contacted his family to explain how his organ donation changed their life.

GARDAÍ have arrested a man and seized €6,000 of suspected cocaine in West Cork yesterday. At around 5.

GARDAÍ in Cork have arrested a man and seized €5,000 of suspected cocaine in Cork city. Shortly after 6.

DRUG users are being duped into buying grass instead of cannabis, while others are being robbed when going to collect drugs, as the availability of substances in Cork is hit by Covid-19.

THE HSE is urging anyone who finds drug litter in Cork city to contact them to ensure the items are properly disposed of.

Gardaí have seized 300 prescription tablets believed to have been bought illegally online. Members attached to the Cork West Divisional Drugs Unit, assisted by Skibbereen Gardaí, stopped and searched a man and a woman in Skibbereen.

A Cork man caught dealing €6,000 worth of cocaine has been jailed for 18 months. Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin imposed a jail term of three with half of it suspended in the case against Kenneth Casey of 35 Courtown Drive, Knocknaheeny, Cork.