Man arrested as gardaí seize cocaine worth €70k and €4k in cash

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Man Arrested As Gardaí Seize Cocaine Worth €70K And €4K In Cash
One man was arrested as gardaí seized cocaine worth €70,000 and €4,200 in cash in Co Mayo on Thursday. 
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James Cox

One man was arrested as gardaí seized cocaine worth €70,000 and €4,200 in cash in Co Mayo on Thursday.

The search was conducted as part of Operation Tara.

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The search, which was conducted by the divisional drug unit, occurred at a residence in Ballinrobe and was targeting criminality and drug dealing in the south Mayo area.

Approximately €70,000 worth of suspected cocaine and €4,200 cash was seized in addition to evidence of suspected drug dealing.

A man in his early 50s was arrested at the scene and is currently being detained at a garda station in Mayo under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis. Investigations are ongoing, gardaí said.

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