Cork garda injured during raid on drugs house 

A Garda has been hospitalised after he was injured during a raid on a house in an operation targeting illegal drugs in the north side of Cork city.

The garda was injured when pursuing a suspect to arrest him.

One man, aged in his 40s, was arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

Drugs and cash were seized by gardaí during a subsequent search of a residence.

The raid in the northside of Cork City on Saturday was part of Operation Tara and ongoing investigations targeting the sale and supply of illegal drugs in Cork by gardaí in Cork city, assisted by the Divisional Drugs Unit.

The injured garda was transferred to Cork University Hospital for treatment for a non-life-threatening injury. He remains off duty at this time.

The injured garda may have fallen while pursuing the suspect, it is understood.

He may have suffered a broken kneecap in the incident, Paul Byrne Media reports.

Investigations are ongoing.

Garda welfare services have been put in place for the injured Garda member and his colleagues, gardaí confirmed.

The drugs raid came after two men were found dead from suspected overdoses in Cork city on Friday.

One of the men, aged in his 20s, was found dead in a toilet in Fitzgerald's Park.

The other man, in his early 30s, was found dead in an alley on Kyrl's Quay, just yards from the busy North Gate Bridge.

There were concerns that the deaths could be the result of a contaminated or extra-strong batch of drugs.