€42,000 worth of cannabis and cocaine seized in Cork on Friday

A man in his 20s has been arrested and taken to Midleton Garda station

Roughly €20,000 of suspected cannabis and €2,000 of suspected cocaine was found during a search of a house. Photograph: Garda press office
Roughly €20,000 of suspected cannabis and €2,000 of suspected cocaine was found during a search of a house. Photograph: Garda press office

Gardaí seized some €42,000 of drugs in Cobh, Co Cork on Friday and have arrested a man in connection with the seizure.

Roughly €20,000 of suspected cannabis and €2,000 of suspected cocaine was found during a search of a house. Further searches were conducted in the area, and another €20,000 worth of suspected cannabis was found.

Midleton gardaí conducted the search under a warrant.

A man in his 20s was arrested in relation to the seizure, and he was taken to Midleton Garda station.

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

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