Corkman Charged In Connection With €310,000 Drug Seizure

A 45-year-old Corkman has been remanded on bail after he was charged last night in connection with a €310,000 drugs seizure by gardai in Co Tipperary at the weekend.

Liam McCarthy with an address in Glasheen Road was charged with a total of four offences following the seizure of €30,000 worth of cannabis herb and €280,000 worth of heroin.

 

Gardai from the Cork City Divisional Drugs Squad seized 1.5 kilos of cannabis herb when they stopped a van in Cashel and 2 kilos of heroin in a follow up search of a house in the town.

 

Mr McCarthy was last night brought before a special sitting of Nenagh District Court where he was charged with four offences alleged to have happened on January 28th and was remanded on bail to appear again on March 8th.

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