£200,000 seizure of cannabis

Gardai in Cork last night seized £200,000 worth of cannabis when they intercepted a car on the western approaches to the city…

Gardai in Cork last night seized £200,000 worth of cannabis when they intercepted a car on the western approaches to the city. The male driver of the car was arrested.

The seizure is regarded as a considerable success and is understood to have been the result of a major surveillance operation involving the Cork Drugs Squad, the National Drugs Team and a special Garda unit involved in drugs surveillance operations.

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