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€161,000 Cocaine Seized and Arrest Portarlington Laois 25th July 2020

Gardaí have seized €161,000 worth of cocaine (pending analysis) and arrested a man, aged in his early 20s, following a search of a house in the Patrick Street area of Portarlington that was carried out on 25/07/2020.

During the course of the search over €7,000 in cash, mobile phones and other drug related paraphernalia was discovered and seized.

The arrested man is currently detained at Portlaoise Garda Station under Section of 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

Investigations are ongoing.