{"id":489429,"date":"2026-06-08T19:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/489429\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T19:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:13:10","slug":"man-and-woman-arrested-and-e50k-of-cannabis-seized-in-cobh-drugs-bust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/489429\/","title":{"rendered":"Man and woman arrested and \u20ac50k of cannabis seized in Cobh drugs bust"},"content":{"rendered":"

Small amount of cocaine also seized<\/p>\n

10:11, 07 Jun 2026Updated 10:23, 08 Jun 2026<\/p>\n

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The cannabis seized in Cobh this weekend(Image: AGS)<\/p>\n

Two people have been arrested and \u20ac50,000 worth of cannabis seized by Garda\u00ed in Cobh<\/a> this weekend.<\/p>\n

A male in his 30s and a female in her 20s were detained on Saturday after a search of a residential property, which turned up the cannabis and a small quantity of cocaine. Utensils associated with the mixing and preparation of drugs were also found at the premises.<\/p>\n

The seized substances will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis and investigations are ongoing. Both arrested individuals are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda<\/a> Station in the Southern Region.<\/p>\n

The search was carried out as part of Operation Tara and ongoing investigations targeting the sale and distribution of controlled drugs. Operation Tara is a national anti-drugs strategy, launched by the Garda Commissioner in July 2021.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, in a separate, unrelated case, over \u20ac14,000 worth of suspected cannabis and associated products being sold in vape shops<\/a> were seized by authorities in Munster.<\/p>\n

Those drugs were discovered by Tipperary<\/a> Garda\u00ed during searches of two commercial properties in Roscrea. Among the objects seized by Garda\u00ed were THCA vapes, an assortment of gummies and a number of Cannabidiol (CBD) products.<\/p>\n

While CBD is legal in Ireland, it is heavily regulated, with the law requiring that any CBD products being sold here contain less than 0.2% THC – the main psychoactive chemical found in cannabis. Products that do not meet these standards may be seized.<\/p>\n

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