18/10/2012

Arrest Made In €60,000 Cannabis Seizure

A man was being questioned by Gardaí in Cork last night following the seizure of drugs worth a suspected €60,000 in a house near Blarney, Co Cork.

The man, understood to be in his early 30s, was arrested when gardaí searched the house and found 3kg of cannabis herb.

The man was arrested and brought to Gurranebraher Garda station for questioning about the drugs find.

He was arrested under drug trafficking legislation, which allows gardaí to detain suspects for up to seven days for questioning.

The investigation is ongoing.

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