Man, 20s, arrested and €240,000 worth of cannabis seized in Cork City

Gardaí attached to the Divisional Drugs Unit at Anglesea Street searched a residential property in the Mahon area. 

A man has been arrested following the seizure of cannabis worth €240,000 in Cork City on Friday evening. 

Gardaí attached to the Divisional Drugs Unit at Anglesea Street searched a residential property in the Mahon area. 

During the search, around 12kg of cannabis with an estimated street value of €240,000 was discovered. 

A man, aged in his 20s, was arrested by gardaí. 

He is currently being detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996, at a Garda Station in Cork City.

The drugs will now be sent for forensic analysis. 

"Investigations are ongoing," a garda spokesperson said.