Gardaí have seized over €165,000 cannabis and cocaine and arrested a man following searches in Galway and Westmeath yesterday 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 7:00pm on Wednesday.
Gardaí conducted a search of the vehicle and discovered approximately €35,000 suspected cocaine.
The driver, a male in his 40s, 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, Co. Westmeath.
During the search, Gardaí found approximately €80,000 cannabis herb, €11,400 cannabis resin and a further €40,000 cocaine.
A hydraulic press and other drug paraphernalia were also seized. The drugs seized will be forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland for full analysis.
