Gardai swarmed on a car and seized €80,000 worth of cannabis after an operation in Co Cork yesterday morning.
A vehicle was stopped in the Rochestown area at around 10.35am on Wednesday.
Officers from the Cork Divisional Drugs Unit carried out a search as part of ongoing operations targeting the activities of an organised criminal group engaged in the sale & supply of drugs and related crime in Cork city.
And during their search gardai found 4 kilos of suspected cannabis with an estimated street value of €80,000 while a number of mobile phones were also seized.
The driver of the car was arrested and is currently being held at Togher Garda Station.
A garda spokesman said: "Gardaí in Cork have seized €80,000 of suspected cannabis following an operation in Rochestown, Co Cork, on the morning of February 10.
"At approximately 10:35am, a car was stopped and searched under Misuse of Drugs legislation.
"The driver of the car was arrested and conveyed to Togher Garda Station.
"He is currently detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 and can be held for up to seven days.
"The investigation is ongoing."
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