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Garda Press Office
Cobh
Man arrested after €60,000 worth of cannabis and €9,000 in cash seized in Cork
Gardaí made the seizure in a house in the East Hill area of Cobh yesterday.
A MAN HAS been arrested after gardaí seized €60,000 worth of cannabis and €9,000 in cash in Cork yesterday.
Gardaí attached to the Midleton District Drugs Unit searched a house in the East Hill area of Cobh as part of Operation Tara.
During the search, cannabis herb worth approximately €60,000 (pending analysis) along with €9,000 in cash was seized by gardaí.
A man, aged in his late teens, was arrested and detained at Cobh Garda Station for questioning under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
He has since been released without charge and a file is now being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
A garda spokesperson said that investigations are ongoing.
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