Gardaí have arrested one man following the seizure of around €36,000 of suspected cocaine and €800 in cash in Co Galway.
At around 6.45pm on Friday, gardaí from the Galway Divisional Drugs Unit stopped and searched a vehicle in the Oranmore Village area.
During the search, around €8,000 of suspected cocaine and €800 in cash was seized by officers.
A further €28,000 of suspected cocaine was later seized by Gardaí in a related follow up search in the area.
Gardaí seized approximately €36,000 of suspected cocaine and €800 in cash during a search of vehicle and a premises in the Oranmore Village area of County Galway yesterday evening.
One man was arrested in connection with this seizure. pic.twitter.com/N36QLujSVK— Garda Info (@gardainfo) December 19, 2020
A man in his 30s was arrested in connection with this seizure and detained at the North Western Regional Garda Headquarters in Galway.
He has since been released without charge and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Gardaí said investigations are ongoing and all drugs seized are subject to analysis.
