€70,000 drug seizure in west county

DRUGS with an estimated street value of €70,000 have been seized in the west.

As part of Operation Tara, gardaí attached to the Galway Divisional Drugs Unit executed a search warrant under Section 26 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977/84 at a residential property in Corrandulla, Co. Galway, yesterday (Friday) evening.

During the course of the search cannabis with an estimated street value of €60,000 and cocaine with an estimated street value of €10,000 was seized.

A man, aged in his 20s, was arrested at the scene and taken to a garda station in the north western region where he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

The drugs seized will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.

The man has since been released without charge and a file will now be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Investigations are ongoing.