The drugs haul was discovered during a search of a house in the Patrick Street area of Portarlington on Saturday.
Gardaí have seized €161,000 worth of cocaine and arrested a man, aged in his early 20s, following a search of a house in the Patrick Street area of Portarlington that was carried out yesterday.
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During the course of the operation, more than €7,000 in cash, mobile phones and other drug-related paraphernalia were also seized.
The man is currently detained at Portlaoise garda station under the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act.
Investigations are continuing.
