A man and a woman have been arrested after gardai seized €400,000 worth of drugs in Cork on Monday.
Gardai attached to the Midleton District Crime Unit and Midleton Drugs Unit, stopped and searched a vehicle in the Carrigtwohill area at around 7.30pm and discovered 20kg of suspected cannabis herb.
The drugs were seized and will be sent for further analysis.
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A woman and a man, both aged in their 30s, were arrested at the scene. They are currently detained at Cobh Garda Station under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1996.
The search was carried out as part of Operation Tara, an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy launched by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris on July 2, 2021.
The focus of Operation Tara is to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks, at all levels, involved in the importation, distribution, cultivation, production, local sale and supply.
A garda spokesperson said investigations are ongoing.
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