Man appears in court in connection to €1.2million of cash found during Garda search in Co Carlow

A man  has been arrested and appeared before Kilkenny District Court yesterday in relation to the Operation Thor checkpoint over the weekend.

On Friday last, during the course of a search, Gardaí discovered a large quantity of cash, amounting to approximately €1.2 million. A man was arrested on suspicion of committing an offence under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act, 2010.