Two men held after Cork cannabis seizure

Two men were being questioned today after drugs with a street value of €140,000 were seized from a vehicle in Cork.

Two men were being questioned today after drugs with a street value of €140,000 were seized from a vehicle in Cork.

Gardaí discovered three kilos of cannabis resin after a vehicle was stopped and searched at the Dunkettle Interchange in Mayfield at around 8.30pm last night.

A follow-up search of a house in the Wilton area of the city uncovered a further 17 kilos of cannabis resin.

Two men, both in their mid-20s, are being detained at Mayfield Garda Station.

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