Five held after €640,000 worth of cannabis plants seized in North Cork

More than 800 cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €640,000 were seized by gardaí following a search of a warehouse in Rathcormac, Co Cork, yesterday.

Five men in their 20s and 30s were arrested and were last night being detained under drug trafficking legislation, including one in Fermoy, two in Midleton, and two in Cobh Garda stations. They can be detained for up to seven days.

The men are believed to be Chinese. All five were arrested inside the warehouse.