Drugs worth €500,000 seized in Cork house

Gardaí seized drugs worth an estimated €500,000 from a house in Cork city early this morning.

Gardaí seized drugs worth an estimated €500,000 from a house in Cork city early this morning.

A substantial quantity of cash, 12 kilos of mixing agent and other drug paraphernalia were also seized during the raid on what is described as a cocaine-mixing factory.

The discovery was made after a lengthy surveillance operation by detectives from the Cork Divisional Drugs Unit.

A man (25) has been arrested and is being held under Section 2 of The Criminal Justice Drug Trafficing Act at Gurranabraher Garda Station.

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He can be held for up to seven days.