Man charged over €300,000 cannabis seizure in Cork

A man, aged in his 30s, is to appear in court charged in connection with cannabis seizures worth €300,000 in Cork city
Man charged over €300,000 cannabis seizure in Cork

James Cox

A man, aged in his 30s, is to appear in court charged in connection with cannabis seizures worth €300,000 in Cork city.

Cannabis herb with a street value of around €6,000 was found when a man was stopped and searched on Grattan Street on Thursday evening.

An additional 15 kilos of the drug was found when gardaí carried out searches at a residence in Sunday's Well as part of Operation Tara.

The man is due before a special sitting of Cork District Court this morning.

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