Gardaí arrest man in connection with seizure of drugs worth estimated €120,000
Published 5th Nov 2024, 13:30 BST
As part of an intelligence-led operation, around 6kgs of herbal cannabis was seized in Galway.
On Monday 4 November, Revenue officers seized approximately 6kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €120,000 in Newcastle, County Galway.
The drugs were seized as part of an intelligence-led operation jointly conducted by Revenue's Customs Service, Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and Galway Divisional Drugs Unit.
Gardaí arrested a man in his 30s in connection with the seizure.
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The man is currently being detained at Galway Regional and Divisional Headquarters under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
An Garda Síochána say that investigations are ongoing.