Over €165,000 worth of cannabis and cocaine discovered
Cannabis and cocaine have been discovered in Galway and Westmeath.
Gardaí have seized over €165,000 worth of cannabis and cocaine, and arrested a man following searches in Galway and Westmeath on Wednesday evening.
As part of a joint operation between Galway and Westmeath Drugs Units, Gardaí stopped a van on the Old Ballybane Road in Galway city at approximately 7 p.m..
Gardaí conducted a search of the vehicle and discovered approximately €35,000 cocaine (subject to analysis).
The driver — a male in his forties — was arrested and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in the North Western Region.
Simultaneously, a search warrant was executed at a residence in Athlone, County Westmeath which resulted in the seizure of approximately €80,000 cannabis herb, €11,400 cannabis resin and a further €40,000 cocaine. A hydraulic press and other drug paraphernalia was also seized.
The drugs seized will be forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland for full analysis.
