The drugs were seized as Bantry Gardaí were carrying out a Covid-19 checkpoint in Newtown, Bantry
Gardaí have seized over €6,000 of suspected cocaine at a Covid-19 checkpoint in West Cork
Shortly after midnight, Bantry Gardaí were carrying out a Covid-19 checkpoint in Newtown, Bantry when a car, with three men on board, was stopped and searched.
The driver was found to be in possession of €4,200 of suspected cocaine and the front seat passenger was found to be in possession of €2,100 of the drug.
The suspected drugs were seized and will now be sent for analysis.
No arrests have been made but Gardaí are following a definite line of enquiry. A file will be prepared for the DPP.
