€120,000 drugs seizure in Mayo

REVENUE officers seized approximately 2kgs of MDMA (subject to analysis), with an estimated value of €120,000, in Co. Mayo today (Tuesday) as part of intelligence-led operations.

The seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), the Mayo/Roscommon/Longford Drugs Unit and Revenue’s Customs Service.

The MDMA was seized following a search, under warrant, of a premises in Castlebar.

A further 0.5 kg of suspected MDMA with an estimated value of €30,000 along with a small quantity of cash were also seized by gardaí.

Two males, aged in their 20s, were arrested by An Garda Síochaná, and are currently detained at a garda station in Mayo under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

The drugs seized will now be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.

Investigations are ongoing.