Man arrested following Cork cocaine seizure

A man has been arrested in connection with the seizure of cocaine worth an estimated €17,500 in Mallow, Co Cork.

The drugs were discovered yesterday as part of a joint intelligence investigation between the Garda National Drugs Unit and Revenue’s Customs Service, assisted by the Mallow District Drugs Unit.

The 54-year-old man was arrested at Castlemccarthy, Churchtown in possession of half a kilo of cocaine.

He was detained at Mallow Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. He was later released and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.