Man (40s) arrested after €97,000 worth of drugs seized in Tuam house raid

Ellen O'Donoghue

A man in his 40s has been arrested after €97,000 worth of cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy were seized in Tuam, Co Galway, on Wednesday.

The drugs were discovered during the search of a house in the area as part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs in the region.

Gardaí from the Galway Divisional Drugs Unit seized cocaine with an estimated street value of €50,000; cannabis with an estimated value of €40,000, and ecstasy with an estimated value of €7,000.

The man was arrested and detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

A follow-up search was conducted at another house in Tuam, and a further quantity of cannabis was recovered.

The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.

Investigations are ongoing, gardaí said.