Man held on €60,000 cannabis find

Gardaí in Cork were last night questioning a man following the seizure of drugs worth €60,000 in a house near Blarney, Co Cork…

Gardaí in Cork were last night questioning a man following the seizure of drugs worth €60,000 in a house near Blarney, Co Cork.

The man, in his early 30s, was arrested when gardaí searched the house and found 3kg of cannabis herb.

The man was arrested and brought to Gurranebraher Garda station for questioning about the drugs find.

He was arrested under drug trafficking legislation which allows gardaí to detain suspects for up to seven days for questioning.

Barry Roche

Barry Roche

Barry Roche is Southern Correspondent of The Irish Times