Gardai have arrested a man in his late teens following a search operation in Cobh this week that saw officers seize €60,000 worth of cannabis and €9,000 in cash.
As part of Operation Tara, gardai attached to the Midleton District Drugs Unit searched a house in the East Hill area of Cobh.
The focus of Operation Tara is to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks, at all levels - international, national, local - involved in the importation, distribution, cultivation, production, local sale and supply of controlled drugs.
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A man in his late teens was arrested at the scene and detained 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 as investigations continue.
A statement from An Garda Siochana read: ”Gardaí have seized €60,000 worth of Cannabis, €9,000 in cash and arrested one man following an operation in Cobh on 4th May 2022.
“As part of Operation Tara, Gardaí attached to the Midleton District Drugs Unit searched a house in the East Hill area of Cobh.
“Cannabis herb worth approximately €60,000 (analysis pending) along with €9,000 in cash, was found in the course of the search.
“A man in his late teens was arrested and detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 for questioning, at Cobh Garda station.
“He has since been released without charge and a file is now being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.”
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