Major cannabis seizure in Carrigaline

More than €160,000 worth of cannabis was seized in Carrigaline over the weekend by gardaí from the Cork Divisional Drugs Unit.

The cannabis herb was seized on Sunday during a planned operation at a domestic residence. Gardaí also seized more than €30,000 in cash and other equipment used in the preparation of the sale and supply of drugs.

A man in his 30s was arrested during the operation and has since appeared before the courts.

This seizure forms part of Operation Tara, an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy which was launched by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris in July 2021.

The focus of Operation Tara is to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks, at all levels - international, national, local - involved in the importation, distribution, cultivation, production, local sale and supply of controlled drugs.