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Man arrested in relation to €100,000 cash seizure at lockdown checkpoint in Cork
A man in Cork was arrested on Sunday in relation to the seizure of around €100,000 in cash.
Shortly after 3pm on March 21st, uniformed Gardaí from Ballincollig were conducting an Operation Fanacht lockdown checkpoint on the N22 at Ovens when they stopped and searched a car.
During the course of the search Gardaí seized approximately €100,000 in cash.
The driver, a man aged in his twenties, was arrested and detained at Togher Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act of 1996.
He has since been charged and is due to appear before Cork City District Court this afternoon, March 23.
Irish Independent
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