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04/11/2011
Two Arrested In €100k Drug Haul
Two men have been arrested following a €100,000 drug haul in Tipperary.
The men were arrested and the drugs were seized after police attempted to stop a car at Pouldine, Thurles.
The car failed to stop but was successfully halted a short distance away on the fly over of the Cork/Dublin motorway.
A 45-year-old man was arrested in the car and a 31-year-old man was arrested after a short chase on foot. Both are detained at Thurles Garda Station under section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act.
Cannabis resin and cocaine with a combined street value of approximately €100,000 was seized.
(LB)
The men were arrested and the drugs were seized after police attempted to stop a car at Pouldine, Thurles.
The car failed to stop but was successfully halted a short distance away on the fly over of the Cork/Dublin motorway.
A 45-year-old man was arrested in the car and a 31-year-old man was arrested after a short chase on foot. Both are detained at Thurles Garda Station under section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act.
Cannabis resin and cocaine with a combined street value of approximately €100,000 was seized.
(LB)
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