Man arrested after cocaine found in car

A man in his 50s has been arrested following the discovery of cocaine worth €250,000 yesterday.

A man in his 50s has been arrested following the discovery of cocaine worth €250,000 yesterday.

He was arrested after gardaí stopped and searched a vehicle in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, at 4.30pm.

Gardaí seized the cocaine and a quantity of amphetamines.

The man is being held in Clonmel Garda station under the Drug Trafficking Act.

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