Gardai arrested three men last night after the seizure of £70,000 worth of ecstasy tablets in Belgooly, west Co Cork. The three men were brought to Bandon Garda station for questioning.
The arrest follows a surveillance operation by members of the Cork Drugs Squad at Angelsea Street, backed up by local gardai from Bandon and Kinsale. Last night's seizure is the third in Cork in the past four days and brings to £250,000 the value of drugs seized. On Monday night gardai seized 3,000 ecstasy tablets with a street values of £30,000, also in the Belgooly area.