Gardaí seize rifle and €2,300 worth of suspected cannabis from Cork home

A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene in Cloyne on Sunday

A rife and more than €2,000 worth of suspected cannabis were found during the seizure. Photograph: An Garda Síochána

A man in his 30s has been arrested after a rifle and more than €2,000 worth of suspected cannabis were seized at a home in the town of Cloyne in Co Cork on Sunday.

The items were discovered when gardaí from the Midleton District Drugs Unit carried out a search warrant at a house in Cloyne shortly after 5pm.

The team seized a rifle and scope, and €2,300 worth of suspected cannabis herb along with a weighing scales and some small plastic bags.

A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and detained at Midleton Garda station under Section 4 of the 1984 Criminal Justice Act but was later released.

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A file will be prepared for the director of public prosecutions and the firearm and suspected drugs have been sent for analysis.

Sorcha Pollak

Sorcha Pollak

Sorcha Pollak is an Irish Times reporter specialising in immigration issues and cohost of the In the News podcast