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Man charged after €592,000 of cannabis and cocaine seized in Cobh

Cobh, Co. Cork · Garda release issued

A man in his 30s was charged after Gardaí seized drugs worth about €592,000 in searches at a business premises in the Cobh area and at a location in Cork city on Thursday 23 July 2026.

The Cork City Divisional Drugs Unit and the Cork County North East Divisional Drugs Unit found cannabis valued at €108,000 and cocaine valued at €484,000.

The man was held under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 and was due before a special sitting of Cork District Court at Anglesea Street on Saturday 25 July 2026. The drugs were sent for forensic analysis.