Issue Date: 11th September 2023
Gardaí from Athlone have arrested a man following the seizure of drugs worth €130k in County Westmeath on Monday 11th September, 2023.
Shortly before 11am, Gardaí searched a car in the Ballymore area and recovered quantities of Cocaine, Ecstasy and Cannabis with a combined value of €130k (analysis pending). A sum of cash was also recovered.
The occupant of the car, a male aged in his 20s, was arrested and is currently detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda Station in Westmeath. He can be held for up to seven days.
The drugs will now be sent to FSI for further analysis.
The search was conducted by members of the Athlone Detective Unit, Westmeath Divisional Drug unit and the Westmeath Roads Policing Unit.
Investigations are ongoing.
