29 arrests and €11k in drugs seized during rugby 7s tournament in Cork

29 people were also arrested during the rugby tournament in Co Cork.

29 arrests and €11k in drugs seized during rugby 7s tournament in Cork

Drugs worth an estimated €11,000 were seized and 29 people were arrested as part of a large garda operation mounted during the Kinsale 7s rugby tournament in Co Cork over the May Bank Holiday weekend.

Gardaí confirmed this morning that as part of the policing plan for the tournament, they deployed additional plainclothes members from the Divisional Drugs Unit as well as members from the Roads Policing Unit, in and around the town of Kinsale.

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