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05/07/2012
€120,000 Worth Of Cannabis Seized In Cork
Gardai in Cork have seized six kilos of cannabis, a haul with an estimated street value of €120,000.
Officers from Togher, working in conjunction with Cork West Drug Unit, discovered the drugs when they stopped and searched a car at Pouladuff Road, Cork at approximately 4pm yesterday.
A 40-year-old man was arrested and detained at Togher Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act 1996.
Pending a file being submitted to the DPP, he has been released without charge.
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Officers from Togher, working in conjunction with Cork West Drug Unit, discovered the drugs when they stopped and searched a car at Pouladuff Road, Cork at approximately 4pm yesterday.
A 40-year-old man was arrested and detained at Togher Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act 1996.
Pending a file being submitted to the DPP, he has been released without charge.
(H)
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