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port of cork
Man charged in connection with €2m cannabis seizure appears in court
The cannabis was discovered in packages in a truck.
A MAN IN his 50s has been arrested following the seizure of approximately 107kgs of cannabis has appeared before a special sitting of Cork District Court.
The seizure took place on Saturday, 27 July. The cannabis, which has an estimated value of €2.1m, was discovered in 93 packages in a truck in the Port of Cork by gardaí and Revenue officials.
The truck had arrived into the country from Belgium.
The man was detained at a Garda Station in the Southern Region following the seizure.
Investigations are continuing into the seizure.
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