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Case No. 0525Possession of controlled drugs · Co. Cork · 23 Jul 2026

Man in 30s charged after almost €600,000 worth of drugs seized in Cork

Gardaí seized approximately €592,000 worth of controlled drugs, including cannabis valued at €108,000 and cocaine valued at €484,000, following searches at a business premises in the Cobh area and a follow-up location in Cork City on 23 July 2026. A man in his 30s was arrested in connection with the seizures and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. He has since been charged with possession of controlled drugs and is expected to appear before a special sitting of Cork District Court on 25 July 2026 at approximately 1.30pm. All seized drugs are to be sent for further forensic analysis and investigations are ongoing.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged25 Jul
    2 reports
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Gardaí seized approximately €592,000 worth of controlled drugs, comprising cannabis with an estimated value of €108,000 and cocaine with an estimated value of €484,000.
Where
The searches were carried out at a business premises in the Cobh area, with follow-up searches at a location in Cork City.
When
The search operation took place on 23 July 2026.
Investigation
  • The searches were conducted by the Cork City Divisional Drugs Unit and the Cork County North East Divisional Drugs Unit.
  • A man in his 30s was arrested in connection with the seizures and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda Station in Co. Cork.
  • All seized drugs will be sent for further forensic analysis and investigations are ongoing.
Charges
The man has been charged with possession of controlled drugs.
In court
He is expected to appear before a special sitting of Cork District Court on 25 July 2026 at approximately 1.30pm.
19 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí seized approximately €592,000 worth of controlled drugs (garda.ie)
  • whatCannabis with an estimated value of €108,000 was seized (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
  • whatCocaine with an estimated value of €484,000 was seized (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
  • whatA man in his 30s was arrested in connection with the seizures (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe searches were carried out at a business premises in the Cobh area (garda.ie)
  • whereFollow-up searches were carried out at a location in Cork City (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe man was detained at a Garda Station in Co. Cork (garda.ie)
  • whereSearches were carried out at a business premises in the Cobh area. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe search operation took place on 23 July 2026 (garda.ie)
  • whenThe searches took place on Thursday, 23 July 2026. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe searches were carried out by Cork City Divisional Drugs Unit and the Cork County North East Divisional Drugs Unit (garda.ie)
  • investigationAll drugs seized will be sent for further forensic analysis (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe man was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe searches were conducted by the Cork City Divisional Drugs Unit and the Cork County North East Divisional Drugs Unit. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationAll seized drugs will be sent for further forensic analysis. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeThe man has been charged (garda.ie)
  • courtThe man is expected to appear before a special sitting of Cork District Court on 25 July 2026 at approximately 1.30pm (garda.ie)
  • courtHe is expected to appear before a special sitting of Cork District Court on Saturday afternoon. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 25 Jul2026
    Chargedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Man charged after almost €600,000 worth of drugs seized in major garda operation

    First report of the arrest and charge following the drug seizure in Cobh and Cork City.

    suspect, 30s, male
  2. 25 Jul2026
    Chargedgarda.ie, follow-up
    25/07/2026 Court Appearance: Seizure of €592,000 Cannabis and Cocaine, Cobh Co. Cork, 23 July 2026

    Garda press release reporting the seizure of €592,000 in drugs in Cobh and Cork City, the arrest and charging of a man in his 30s, and his upcoming court appearance.

    suspect, 30s, male