Gardaí have seized approximately €42,500 worth of cannabis herb and arrested two men after stopping a public bus at a checkpoint on Wednesday.
The bus was flagged down on the Youghal Road, Midleton in Cork as part of Operation Tara.
As part of an ongoing operation targeting the transportation of controlled drugs into Midleton via public transport, the Midleton District Drug Unit carried out a checkpoint on Youghal Road and stopped a public bus and conducted a search under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977/84.
Cannabis herb (subject to analysis) with a street value of €35,000 was seized.
Two men (both early 30s) were arrested at the scene and taken to Midleton Garda station where they are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
In a follow up search by members of the Waterford Drug Unit, €7,500 of cannabis herb was seized at a residence in Waterford. All drugs seized will be sent for analysis.
Investigations are ongoing.
Recently, Gardaí spent a couple of days targeting buses, with plenty being caught out for not having the correct documentation for the vehicles they were driving.
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