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Sophie Collins

Gardai arrest teenager after seizing cannabis and cash at Cork home

Gardai have arrested a man in his late teens following a search operation in Cobh this week that saw officers seize €60,000 worth of cannabis and €9,000 in cash.

As part of Operation Tara, gardai attached to the Midleton District Drugs Unit searched a house in the East Hill area of Cobh.

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.

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A man in his late teens was arrested at the scene and detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

He has since been released without charge and a file is now being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions as investigations continue.

A statement from An Garda Siochana read: ”Gardaí have seized €60,000 worth of Cannabis, €9,000 in cash and arrested one man following an operation in Cobh on 4th May 2022.

“As part of Operation Tara, Gardaí attached to the Midleton District Drugs Unit searched a house in the East Hill area of Cobh.

“Cannabis herb worth approximately €60,000 (analysis pending) along with €9,000 in cash, was found in the course of the search.

“A man in his late teens was arrested and detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 for questioning, at Cobh Garda station.

“He has since been released without charge and a file is now being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.”

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