Drugs and cash worth in excess €50,000 has been seized in Cork

One man has also been arrested in relation to the haul

 

As part of ongoing patrols targeting local drugs distribution networks Gardaí from Gurranabraher stopped and searched a car in the Fairhill area of the city yesterday 

Cannabis herb worth €5,000 and a sum of cash in excess of €12,000 was recovered from the car. The occupant, a man in his 30s was arrested. 

He was taken to Gurranabraher Garda Station where he is currently being detained for questioning 

In a follow up operation investigating Gardaí searched an apartment in the Passage West area where a further quantity of cannabis herb worth €35,000 was recovered along with a small sum of cash and drugs paraphernalia.  

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