Man arrested as Cork gardaí seize €100k in cash from car stopped at checkpoint

The arrested man is due before a sitting of Cork City District Court this afternoon

Cash seized from the vehicle. Picture: Garda Info

A man has been arrested and charged in relation to the seizure of €100k in cash in Cork. 

At around 3pm on Monday afternoon, uniformed gardaí from Ballincollig manning an Operation Fanacht checkpoint on the N22 at Ovens stopped and searched a car.

During the course of the search, gardaí uncovered and seized approximately €100,000 in cash. 

The driver, a man aged in his 20s, was arrested and detained at Togher Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

He has since been charged and is due to appear before a sitting of Cork City District Court this afternoon, March 23.