Gardaí recover €100,000 of drugs after stopping pair over fireworks

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Gardaí in Cork, who spotted two men they thought they might be selling illegal fireworks on Halloween night, recovered €100,000 worth of drugs after stopping the pair.

Gardaí in Cork, who spotted two men they thought they might be selling illegal fireworks on Halloween night, recovered €100,000 worth of drugs after stopping the pair.

Gardaí on patrol in Russell Heights in Cobh around 9pm on Monday noticed the two men with backpacks behaving suspiciously. They approached them thinking they may be selling illegal fireworks. The two men fled on foot, but gardaí gave chase. After a short pursuit they apprehended the two men and searched their backpacks to discover that they both contained drugs.

Officers recovered just over €100,000 worth of drugs, including some €90,580 worth of cocaine and €10,240 worth of cannabis, as well as €2,100 in cash, which they confiscated.

 

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