Three people have been arrested in connection with the seizure of over €100,000 in cocaine and cannabis, and nearly €30,000 cash this week.
As part of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the area, Gardaí carried out a search under warrant at two residences in Sligo on Monday.
Members of Sligo/Leitrim Divisional Drugs Unit, assisted by the Armed Support Unit, searched a property in Sligo Town.
There, they seized suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €70,000, cannabis with a value of €12,900 and just under €20,000 in cash.
A woman (30s) and a man (40s) were arrested at the scene at detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
In a follow-up search at a residential property in Gurteen, Co Sligo, cannabis with an estimated street value of €20,000 and cash totalling €7,350 was seized.
A man (50s) was arrested and detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
All three have since been charged and are due to appear before Tubbercurry District Court today.
