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Gardaí Make €115,000 Drugs And Cash Bust In Midlands

Thursday, 6 October 2022 08:43

One man was arrested at the scene.

Gardaí have seized €110,500 worth of drugs and an estimated €28,830 in cash in the midlands.

It follows a search operation in Longford town on Tuesday afternoon, 4th October.

The search of two houses was conducted by Gardaí from Longford with the assistance of members from Crime and Community Policing and the North West Region Armed Support Unit.

As part of #OperationTara, Gardaí have seized drugs with an approximate value of €110,500 and an estimated €28,830 in cash following a search operation in Longford Town yesterday afternoon.

A man aged in his 30s was arrested at the scene and taken to Longford Garda station. pic.twitter.com/G3cPrF3EQd
— Garda Info (@gardainfo) October 5, 2022

During the course of this search, cannabis with an approximate value of €110,000, cocaine with an approximate value of €500, and €28,830 in cash was recovered.

The drugs and cash have been sent for further analysis.

A man aged in his 30s was arrested at the scene and taken to Longford Garda station, where he is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

Investigation is ongoing.

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