10/03/2016

Cocaine Seized In Portlaoise

A quantity of cocaine worth an estimated €35,000 has been seized by Revenue Officers in a joint operation with Gardaí in Portlaoise.

The drugs were discovered during the search of a house in Portlaoise where a 38-year-old female was arrested.

The woman was detained at Portlaoise Garda Station under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

Investigations are continuing.

(MH/JP)

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