Gardaí arrest 10 men and seize number of vehicles following search operation for drugs in Cork

Senior gardaí consider a serious worldwide drug smuggling pipeline has been smashed.

Whereas in depth searches are ongoing, no main drug consignment has been situated as but.

Gardaí confirmed their investigation is ongoing however refused to remark intimately.

“This morning (March 14) An Garda Síochána commenced an operation in west Cork. Through the course of the operation 10 males (ages starting from mid 20s to mid 50s) have been arrested,” a Garda spokesperson confirmed.

“All 10 males proceed to be detained at a garda station in Cork county underneath organised crime laws.

“A variety of autos have been additionally detained and stay detained topic to ongoing technical examination. An Garda Síochána is making no additional remark right now.”

The arrests got here after a major Garda operation in west Cork with 4 folks being arrested in a single single raid after a camper van was dramatically stopped on the outskirts of Leap village on Thursday morning.

All 4 have been arrested when the posh camper van was ordered to a cease by armed Gardaí close to a crossroads outdoors Leap village.

The car was later eliminated for an in depth forensic and technical examination by Garda consultants.

Six others – all males – have been arrested at different areas.

These arrested have been taken to quite a few Cork garda stations.

Gardaí additionally performed main searches within the Tragumna space.

The Garda deployment concerned a number of autos deployed all through Leap, Tragumna and Skibbereen in addition to searches performed nationally.

A second car, a lorry, was additionally stopped and examined by Gardaí as a part of the operation.