Gardaí charge young man in connection with major drug bust with €120k MDMA seized
Man in his 20s is due to appear in court following the seizure
Gardaí have charged a man in his 20s in connection with a major drug bust which saw €120,000 worth of MDMA seized.
One of two men who were arrested have been charged, following the €120,000 MDMA seizure in Co Mayo, on Tuesday, June 11.
He is due to appear before a special sitting of Castlebar District Court, this Wednesday afternoon at 2:30pm.
The second man who was arrested has been released without charge, pending a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The MDMA was seized following a search, under warrant, of a premises in Castlebar.
A further 0.5kg of suspected MDMA with an estimated value of €30,000 along with a small quantity of cash were also seized.
Investigations are ongoing.
The seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), the Mayo/Roscommon/Longford Drugs Unit and Revenue’s Customs Service.