Man (30s) arrested following €70k cannabis seizure in Cork
Eva Osborne
As part of an intelligence-led operation, gardaí arrested a man, and Revenue’s Customs Service seized approximately 3.5kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €70,000 in east Cork.
The seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), the Cork Divisional Drugs Unit, and detector dog Merlin.
The drugs seized are now subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland.
A man (aged in his 30s) was arrested by An Garda Síochána in connection with the investigation, and is currently detained at a Co Cork Garda Station pursuant to Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
Gardaí said investigations are ongoing.
