A man, understood to be aged in his 30s, was arrested on Tuesday evening last (10th December), shortly before 9:00 pm, by Gardaí in the Tipperary Division. The man was arrested on suspicion of money laundering offences and in a follow search, they seized approximately €100,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis.
Gardaí stopped the vehicle on the M8, near Thurles town, Co. Tipperary and having searched the vehicle he was driving, located over €27,000 in cash. Electronic items were also seized, together with a small quantity of cocaine.
In a follow-up search of a residence in Tipperary town later that evening, Gardaí seized €70,000 of suspected cocaine and €30,000 of suspected cannabis, together with a significant amount of drug paraphernalia, which was also taken into evidence.
The man was arrested on suspicion of offences contrary to Section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 and detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in Co. Tipperary.
The arrested man has since been charged and was due to appear before Nenagh District Court, North Tipperary this morning.
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