Man (37) held after Cork drugs seizure

A 37-year-old man has been arrested after gardaí seized drugs worth an estimated €50,000 in Cork earlier this evening.

A 37-year-old man has been arrested after gardaí seized drugs worth an estimated €50,000 in Cork earlier this evening.

The man was held after gardaí stopped and searched a car in the Watergrasshill area, recovering 5kg of what is believed to be cannabis grass.

He is being detained at Cobh Garda Station under Section 2 of The Drug Trafficking Act.

Gardaí believed the drugs were intended for North City Cork area.

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