Cash and suspected drugs with an estimated value of over €34,000 have been seized by gardaí following two searches of houses in West Cork. Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs Unit in West Cork, assisted by the Southern Region Dog Unit, carried out a search at a house in Durrus and discovered a grow house containing a total of €12,400 worth of suspected cannabis herb and plants. €6,800 of cannabis herb and €5,600 of cannabis plants were seized and are to be sent for analysis. In a second unrelated search, Gardaí seized €4,900 of suspected cannabis and €17,200 in cash at a house in the Ballylickey area of Bantry. The arrests formed part of an Operation Thor Day of Action in the Cork West Garda Division on Tuesday.

Source: Irish Examiner December 11, 2019 12:56 UTC