Two arrested in connection with Cork cocaine seizure

Two people have been arrested in Cork after 20 kilos of cocaine were seized in the South Mall area of the city.

Two people have been arrested in Cork after 20 kilos of cocaine were seized in the South Mall area of the city.

A man in his 40s and a woman in her 30s, both of whom are foreign nationals, are being held in Togher Garda station.

The haul, which has a street value of almost €1.5m, was discovered when gardaí from the National Drugs Unit stopped and searched a vehicle as part of an ongoing operation.

The operation also involved police from the North, Scotland and the Netherlands.

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