Several seizures made in Mayo drugs operation over St. Patrick's weekend

GARDAÍ from the MRL Drugs Unit in Mayo conducted an operation in Westport throughout the St. Patrick's weekend.

A number of premises were searched under warrant and during the course of the operation several seizures of cocaine, cannabis and MDMA were made.

Eight deals of suspected cocaine were recovered concealed in a cigarette box after a vehicle was stopped and searched.

Details of the operation were shared on the An Garda Síochána Mayo Facebook page, which highlighted: 'As can be seen from the attached photo, cocaine does not come with a warning label attached, but of course it is every bit as deadly and can result in impaired decision making, intoxicated driving, debt and drug related intimidation.

'Drug seizures like this help to protect communities from the devastating impact of drugs and the criminality associated with it.'