MDMA worth €120,000 seized in County Mayo

The seizure was made as a result of a joint operation
MDMA worth €120,000 seized in County Mayo

Revenue officers seized approximately 2kgs of MDMA with an estimated value of €120,000 following the search, under warrant, of a premises in County Mayo.

As part of intelligence-led operations, Revenue officers today, Tuesday, seized approximately 2kgs of MDMA with an estimated value of €120,000 following the search, under warrant, of a premises in County Mayo.

The seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and the Mayo/Roscommon/Longford Drugs Unit.

A further 0.5 kg of MDMA with an estimated value of €30,000, together with a quantity of cash, were also seized by Gardai.

Two men in their 20s have been arrested by An Garda Síochána and are currently detained at a Garda station in County Mayo under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

Investigations are ongoing.

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