€70,000 worth of cocaine found in Cork

Gardaí have made a major drugs haul in Cork after they carried out a search on a car in the city.

A kilo of cocaine with a street value of €70,000 was recovered and a man in his thirties was arrested, following the search of the vehicle on the city's North Ring Road.

He was taken to Mayfield garda station for questioning but has since been released.

Gardaí are now preparing a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions.