04/04/2008

Gardaí Seize Cocaine In Cork

Three kilos of cocaine have been seized by gardaí during searches in Cork.

One kilo of the drug was found in a van stopped by officers at Strawhall in Fermoy on Thursday evening. A man, believed to be the van driver, was arrested.

Two more kilos of the drug was found during a follow-up search of a flat in Mitchelstown.

The estimated street value of the drugs is around €210,000.

(KMcA/JM)


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