Man charged in connection with €100,000 cash find

Updated / Tuesday, 23 Mar 2021 14:37

A man has been arrested and charged in relation to the seizure of around €100,000 cash in Co Cork two days ago.

Shortly after 3pm on 21 March uniformed gardaí from Ballincollig were conducting an Operation Fanacht checkpoint on the N22 at Ovens, Co Cork, when they stopped and searched a car.

During the course of the search gardaí seized around €100,000 in cash.

The driver, a man aged in his 20s, was arrested and detained at Togher Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

He has since been charged and is due to appear before Cork City District Court this afternoon.