A man's been arrested and charged in connection with the seizure of about 100,000 euro in cash in Cork.
Shortly after 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, Gardai at a Covid checkpoint on the N22 at Ovens stopped a car.
They searched it and found a large number of bank notes, the driver in his 20s was arrested and taken to Togher Garda Station.
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A Garda spokesperson said:
"Uniformed Gardaí from Ballincollig were conducting an Operation Fanacht checkpoint on the N22 at Ovens, Co. Cork when they stopped and searched a car.
"During the course of the search Gardaí seized approximately €100,000 in cash."
"The driver, a man aged in his 20s, was arrested and detained at Togher Garda Station."
He's since been charged and is due to appear in court in Cork City this afternoon.
