Man arrested following Clonmel drugs find

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A man was arrested and €6,700-worth of drugs seized when gardai executed a search warrant at a house in Cherrymount, Clonmel yesterday.

The search was carried out shortly after 6 pm and involved gardai from the Tipperary Divisional Drugs Unit, the Clonmel District Drug Unit, and the Southern Region Dog Unit.

During that search, gardai seized €6,500-worth of suspected cannabis herb and €200-worth of suspected amphetamines.

The drugs are now to be sent for analysis.

A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and brought to Clonmel garda station where he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

He has since been released and a file is to be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.