Man arrested after seizure of 10,000 tablets in Cork

Male in his 40s held following recovery of Alprazolam with a street value of €20,000

Gardaí have arrested a man following the seizure of 10,000 Alprazolam tablets in Cork. File photograph: Getty Images
Gardaí have arrested a man following the seizure of 10,000 Alprazolam tablets in Cork. File photograph: Getty Images

Gardaí have arrested a man following the seizure of 10,000 Alprazolam tablets in Cork.

The pills, which are a benzodiazepine and are commonly abused, have an estimated street value of €20,000.

A man in his 40s was taken into custody on Friday following the seizure.

He is being held at Anglesea Street Garda station.

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His arrest follows an intelligence-led operation by the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, Cork Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue Customs Service.

Mark Hilliard

Mark Hilliard

Mark Hilliard is a reporter with The Irish Times