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20/06/2013
Two Arrested In Connection With Cannabis Found In Taxi
Two men have been arrested in connection with the seizure of €150,000 worth of cannabis in Cork.
Gardaí have confirmed that the drugs were found when they stopped and searched a taxi in the Carrigaline area, uncovering 25 kilos of cannabis resin.
A follow-up search of a house uncovered cannabis plants, worth an estimated €5,000.
A 41-year-old man from Dublin, who was driving the taxi, and a 31-year-old man from Cork, were arrested in connection with the finds.
The two men can be held for up to seven days without charge under drug trafficking legislation.
(MH/CD)
Gardaí have confirmed that the drugs were found when they stopped and searched a taxi in the Carrigaline area, uncovering 25 kilos of cannabis resin.
A follow-up search of a house uncovered cannabis plants, worth an estimated €5,000.
A 41-year-old man from Dublin, who was driving the taxi, and a 31-year-old man from Cork, were arrested in connection with the finds.
The two men can be held for up to seven days without charge under drug trafficking legislation.
(MH/CD)
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