Issue Date: 14/01/2025
Today, Tuesday 14th January 2025, as part of an intelligence-led operation, Gardaí arrested a man, and Revenue’s Customs Service seized approximately 3.5kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €70,000 in East Cork.
This seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), the Cork Divisional Drugs Unit, and detector dog Merlin.
The drugs seized are now subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland.
A man (aged in his 30’s) was arrested by An Garda Síochána in connection with the investigation, and is currently detained at a Co. Cork Garda Station pursuant to Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
Investigations are ongoing.
