Issue Date: 28/08/2025
Gardaí have seized over €165,000 cannabis and cocaine and arrested a man following searches in Galway and Westmeath yesterday evening, Wednesday 27th August 2025. As part of a joint operation between Galway and Westmeath Drugs Units, Gardaí stopped a van on the Old Ballybane Road in Galway city at approximately 7:00pm.
Gardaí conducted a search of the vehicle and discovered approximately €35,000 cocaine (subject to analysis).
The driver, a male in his 40s, was arrested and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in the North Western Region.
Simultaneously, a search warrant was executed at a residence in Athlone, Co. Westmeath which resulted in the seizure of approximately €80,000 cannabis herb, €11,400 cannabis resin and a further €40,000 cocaine. A hydraulic press and other drug paraphernalia was also seized.
The drugs seized will be forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland for full analysis. Investigations are ongoing.
