Two arrested after €210,000 of heroin seized in Cork city
A woman in her 40s and a man in his 60s were arrested after Gardaí seized about 1.5kg of suspected heroin, valued at €210,000, in an operation in Cork city on Tuesday 1 September 2026.
The Divisional Drugs Unit, supported by the Southern Regional Drugs Unit and the Armed Support Unit, carried out the operation under Operation Tara. After the woman was arrested, Gardaí stopped and searched a vehicle a short distance away and arrested the man.
A search of a premises under warrant then found about €13,000 in cash, a further €1,950 and drug paraphernalia.
Both were held at Garda stations in the city under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. The heroin will be examined by Forensic Science Ireland.