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Brynmor Pattison

Gardai seize €237,000 worth of drugs and arrest two men in Cork raids

Gardai have seized €237,000 worth of drugs and arrested two men following separate raids in one city.

Officers attached to the Cork City Divisional Drugs Unit carried out two search operations in the city today.

During the course of a search operation in a house this morning, they seized around half a kilo of suspected heroin with an estimated street value of €70,000.

A man, aged in his 40s, was arrested at the scene and taken to Mayfield Garda Station.

A second search was conducted by the Cork City Divisional Drugs Unit this afternoon in an industrial premises.

During the course of this search, a quantity of heroin, Xanax tablets, ecstasy and cocaine with an estimated street value of €167,000 was seized.

All drugs will now be sent for analysis.

A man, aged in his 30s, was arrested during the second search operation and is currently detained at Togher Garda Station.

A Garda statement added: "Both men remain in custody at this time and investigations are ongoing."

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