Man due in court over Cork drug seizure

A man will appear in court in Cork this morning in connection with a €100,000 drug seizure yesterday.

Gardaí attached to the Cork City Divisional Drugs Unit arrested a man and a woman in their 30s after they searched a car at Main Street, Glenville during an ongoing investigation into the sale and supply of drugs in Cork.

A Garda spokesman said cocaine and cannabis with an estimated street value of €100,000 (pending analysis) were seized.

The pair were arrested at the scene and detained under section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at Mayfield Garda station.

The woman was released without charge overnight and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.