A man in his 30s has been arrested in Cork following the seizure of more than €150,000 of combined drugs during searches at two different locations in the city on Bank Holiday Monday.
Gardaí carried out a search of a premises at Gerald Griffin St near Blackpool where they found €128,000 of cannabis herb.
They also found quantities of cannabis resin, ecstasy and magic mushrooms and arrested a man, who is originally from West Cork, and took him to the Bridewell Garda station for questioning.
The man is being held under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 which allows gardaí to hold suspects for up to seven days before they have to be charged or released.
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Officers carried out a follow-up search on a premises on Gould Street near Greenmount where they found more cannabis valued at approximately €30,000 bringing the total haul to over €150,000.
Gardaí say all the drugs, which local sources believe were destined for the local Cork market, will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland laboratory in Dublin for analysis.
