Man arrested after cocaine seizure

Gardaí have arrested a man and seized €60,000 of suspected cocaine in Co Tipperary. 
  
As a part of an ongoing investigation into the sale and supply of drugs in the Mullinahone, Drangan and Ballingarry areas of Co Tipperary, Gardaí from the Clonmel District Drugs Unit seized €60,000 of suspected cocaine (pending analysis) on May 11th, 2020 at an outdoor location between Mullinahone and Ballingarry. 

As part of this investigation a follow-up search was carried out at a house in Drangan Village this afternoon. During the search Gardaí seized a weighing scales, a vacuum packing machine, bags and other drug paraphernalia. 

A man, aged in his 50s, was arrested at the scene and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at Clonmel Garda Station.