The find happened after gardai stopped a car on the M8 in Fermoy, Co Cork, at around 9pm on Thursday night, discovering €20,000 of suspected cannabis herb and €1,000 in cash in the boot.They were detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1996 and have since been charged to appear before a special sitting of Cork City District Court.
As part of the investigation, a search was carried out by gardaí attached to the K Community Action Team at a house in Hollystown, Dublin 15 later that evening. During the search Gardaí seized €8,000 in cash, €76,000 of suspected cannabis herb and four pop up tents containing €14,000 of suspected cannabis plants with growing and ventilation equipment.A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and brought to Blanchardstown Garda Station.
He was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1996 and has since been charged to appear before the Dublin District Court.Speaking at Fermoy Garda Station today, Superintendent John Deasy said: “The seizure highlights the dedication of our Roads Policing Units to not only reduce the deaths on our roads, but to deny criminals access to the road network throughout the country.”
Ridiculous that they’re still criminalizing weed/hash. Alcohol is massively more destructive to the individual, families, and society at large. It’s insane.
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