Gardaí seized €592,000 worth of suspected illegal drugs following a targeted search operation in Cobh and Cork City.
The Operation & Seizure:
• Location: The joint operation began with a raid on a commercial/business premises in Cobh, Co. Cork, followed by additional search operations at a separate location in Cork City.
• Units Involved: The raid was conducted jointly by the Cork City Divisional Drugs Unit and the Cork County North East Divisional Drugs Unit.
Drugs Recovered:
• Suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €484,000.
• Suspected cannabis valued at approximately €108,000.
• Total combined value: €592,000.
Arrest & Legal Proceedings:
• A man in his 30s was arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a local Garda station in Co. Cork.
• He has since been formally charged and was due to be brought before a special sitting of the Cork District Court (Anglesea Street) earlier today.
• All seized substances have been sent for technical and forensic analysis, and Garda investigations remain ongoing.