Gardaí have arrested a man in his late 40s and seized approximately €20,000 of suspected cannabis herb at a checkpoint in Mallow, Co Cork on the 3rd January, 2020.
Shortly after 11pm, members of the Mallow District Drugs Unit, the Detective Unit and uniform Gardaí carried out a checkpoint in Quartertown Upper, Mallow. During the checkpoint a car that had travelled from Limerick was stopped and searched by Gardaí.
A bag containing suspected cannabis herb worth approximately €20,000 was seized. The suspected drugs will now be sent for analysis.
A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene and brought to Mallow Garda Station where he is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking Act) 1996.
