Two men arrested after gardaí seize cocaine worth €140,000 from Cork taxi

The stop and search of the taxi was carried out as part of Operation Tara

A garda spokesperson said the seized drugs have been sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis. File Picture: PA

Two men have been arrested following the seizure of €140,000 worth of cocaine from a taxi in Cork last night.

As part of the ongoing Operation Tara, gardaí from the Cork Divisional Drugs Unit and Gurranabraher District Drugs Unit stopped a searched the vehicle on the M8 in Glanmire yesterday evening.