Issue Date: 30 September 2022
On the 29th of September 2022 as part of ongoing investigations targeting Organised Crime Groups operating in the Southern Region, a Joint Intelligence led operation was conducted by the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau, the Revenue Commissioners Customs Service, and the Cork Divisional Drugs Unit.
During the course of this operation, 35kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €700,000 was seized by Customs officers.
Gardaí arrested a 49 year old male at the scene and he is presently being detained under Section 2 of The Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Togher Garda Station.
Investigations are continuing.
