Over €100,000 in cocaine and cannabis seized
The haul of drugs and cash seized in Sligo.
Cocaine, cannabis and cash have been seized by gardaí following a search of a number of properties in Sligo. Three people have been arrested and are due in court.
As part of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in County Sligo, gardaí carried out a search under warrant of two residences in Sligo town on Monday, January 26th.
Members of Sligo/Leitrim Divisional Drugs Unit, assisted by the Armed Support Unit, searched a property in the town and seized suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €70,000, cannabis with a value of €12,900 and just under €20,000 in cash.
A woman (30s) and a man (40s) were arrested at the scene at detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
In a follow-up search at a residential property in Gurteen, cannabis with an estimated street value of €20,000 and cash totalling €7,350 was seized.
A man (50s) was arrested and detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
All three have since been charged and are due to appear before Tubbercurry District Court today, Wednesday, January 28th
The drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
Investigations are ongoing.
