Man arrested after €120k cannabis seizure in Galway

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One man has been arrested in connection with the seizure of €120,000 of suspected cannabis in Galway this week.

On Monday, November 4, as part of an intelligence-led operation, Revenue officers seized approximately 6kgs of herbal cannabis (subject to analysis) with an estimated value of €120,000 in Newcastle, Co Galway.

The seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, Galway Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue’s Customs Service.

A male in his 30’s was arrested by An Garda Síochána during the course of this raid.

He is currently being detained at Galway Regional and Divisional Headquarters under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.