Man appears in court in connection with Cashel drugs seizure

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A man in his forties appeared in court in Tipperary last night in connection with a massive drugs seizure over the weekend.

Over three hundred thousand euro worth of heroin and cannibas was discovered during seacrhes of a vehicle and a house in Cashel

 

45 year old Liam McCarthy with an address at Liam Lynch Park, Glasheen Road, Cork was charged with four offences
following the seizure of €30,000 worth of cannabis herb and €280,000 worth of heroin.

Gardaí seized a quantity of cannabis herb when they stopped a van in Cashel in the early hours of Sunday morning.
A follow up search of a house in Cashel uncovered over quarter of a million euros worth of heroin and cannibas.

Mr McCarthy was brought before a special sitting of Nenagh District Court last night where he was charged with possession
and possession for sale or supply of cannabis herb at Dublin Road, Cashel.

He was also charged with possession and possession for sale or supply of heroin at Connors Close, Cashel
with all four offences alleged to have happened on January 28th.

He was released on bail under certain conditions – That he sign on 3 times a week and surrender his passport.
He will appear again at Cashel District Court on March 8th next.