Cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €47,000 has been seized and two men have been arrested during operations in Co Laois.
As part of ongoing investigations targeting the sale and distribution on drugs in the midlands an operation was carried out in Portarlington by Gardaí attached to Laois / Offaly Divisional Drugs Unit, supported by local detectives and members of the Armed Support Unit.
During the operation a house was searched on Canal Road, Portarlington in the early hours of yesterday morning (6/6/2018). Cannabis herb with an estimated value of €47,000 (analysis pending) was seized along with materials for cutting and preparing drugs for street sale.
Two men aged in their 30s were arrested at the scene. They were detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act, 1996 at Portlaoise Garda Station and have since been released without charge. A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The investigation is ongoing.
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An image of drugs seized during the operation can be found here
