Man appears before Roscommon court charged in connection with Ballinlough drugs, cash and cars seizures
The searches were conducted as part of Operation Tara by Gardaí from Roscommon Crime and Community Engagement Units and the Armed Support Unit.
A man aged in his 20s appeared before Roscommon District Court this morning, Wednesday, charged in connection with the seizure of drugs, cash and cars in Ballinlough on Tuesday following a targeted operation by Gardaí.
At the court this morning, Judge Deirdre Gearty remanded the man in custody to appear again before a sitting of Castlerea District Court this Friday.
Approximately €30,000 of suspected cocaine, €10,000 in cash and an Audi S4 and a Volkswagen Golf GTI were seized yesterday morning, Tuesday, during the Garda searches. Ammunition and a number of other items were also recovered.
The searches, conducted as part of Operation Tara by Gardaí from Roscommon Crime and Community Engagement Units and the Armed Support Unit, targeted an organised crime group operating in the Roscommon area.
Approximately six kilos of benzocaine (a suspected mixing agent for cocaine) was also seized in addition to a compressor for packaging and a small amount of 9mm ammunition. The seized drugs will now be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.
The man who appeared in court this morning was arrested at the scene and detained at a Garda Station in County Roscommon under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. He was charged and appeared before Roscommon court this morning.
