Man on bail over €460k cannabis haul

A Polish man has been remanded on bail after being charged in connection with one of the largest seizures of cannabis in the south of the country so far this year.

Sylwester Pilarski, aged 39, with an address at Annahala West, Toames, in Macroom, Co Cork, appeared before Macroom District Court yesterday morning where he was charged in connection with the seizure of an estimated €460,000 worth of cannabis herb and cannabis resin in the Macroom area of West Cork earlier this week.

The drugs were found during a garda search of a house at Annahala West on Monday evening.