Man arrested in connection with seizure of €65,000 worth of cannabis herb in Thurles

Gardaí have seized an estimated €65,000 worth of cannabis herb in Thurles and arrested a man following a joint operation involving the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, Tipperary Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue.

The operation was carried out yesterday Friday, June 7 with a search conducted at a property in Thurles. 

More than 3kg of cannabis was located at the location along with drug paraphernalia (pending analysis).

A man, aged in his 20s, was arrested at the scene by gardaí and detained at a Tipperary Garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking Act) 1996.

He was later charged and will appear before the courts at a later date.