James Cox
Gardaí have arrested a man and seized €90,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis herb following an operation in Ballinasloe, Co Galway, yesterday afternoon.
As part of an ongoing surveillance operation, gardaí conducted a search in Poolboy Bog, Ballinasloe shortly before 3.45pm.
During the course of the search, gardaí seized approximately €70,000 worth of cocaine and €20,000 worth of cannabis along with other drug paraphernalia.
All of the suspected drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
A male in his 20s was arrested at the scene and taken to Ballinasloe Garda station where he was detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
He has since been charged and is due to appear before Ballinasloe District Court on April 22nd.
