€115,000 worth of cannabis seized, one man arrested in Friday raid

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One man was arrested in connection with the seizure of cannabis valued at €115,000 in Co. Clare on Friday.

Gardaí from the Clare Divisional Drugs Unit have conducted an intelligence-led operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in Co. Clare yesterday.

A property in the east of Clare was searched by Gardaí, during which 5kg of cannabis with an estimated value of €100,000 was found.

Following a further search of a second property in east Clare, a quantity of suspected cannabis with an estimated value of €15,00 was seized.

A man, aged in his 30s, was arrested and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda Station in Co. Clare.

The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. Gardaí have said that investigations are ongoing.