Gardaí have seized €3,900 of suspected drugs in Cork city on January 27, 2021.

As part of an ongoing investigation targeting the sale and supply of heroin in Cork city, Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs Unit, assisted by the Armed Support Unit, executed a search warrant at a house on the Lower Glanmire Road at around 4.30pm.

When Gardaí entered the house, a man attempted to discard suspected heroin from an upstairs window. A full search of the house was conducted resulting in the seizure of €3,000 of suspected heroin, €100 of suspected crack cocaine, a weighing scales and small plastic bags. 

A man, aged in his 30s, was arrested at the scene and brought to Gurranabraher Garda Station. He is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

A second man in the house, also aged In his 30s, was found to be in possession of €800 of suspected heroin that was split into individual bags. He was arrested and brought to Mayfield Garda Station where he is currently detained under Section. 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

All of the suspected drugs will now be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.

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