23/02/2012

Man Arrested After Drugs Find

A man has been arrested after a cannabis herb and resin with an approximate street value of £400,000 was found in his car yesterday evening.

The 31-year-old was stopped and searched by Garda on the M18 at Ballymaconna.

He is currently being detained at Ennis Garda Station under section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act.

Gardai were carrying out an operation targeting the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the west of Ireland when the man was arrested.

(CD/GK)

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