Man (50s) arrested after €114k of drugs seized in Cork and Waterford

A man in his 50s was arrested and conveyed to a Garda Station in Cork City.
Man (50s) arrested after €114k of drugs seized in Cork and Waterford

Michael Bolton

A man has been arrested after €114,200 of cannabis was seized in counties Cork and Waterford.

This follows searches by the Waterford County Drug Unit and the Cork City Drug Unit conducted a number of searches on Wednesday.

A vehicle and two residences were searched in Co. Cork and Co. Waterford, resulting in the seizure of suspected cannabis herb to the value of €114,200.

A man in his 50s was arrested and conveyed to a Garda Station in Cork City.

He is currently being detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

The drugs seized will be forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.

Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.

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