Seizure of €465,000 worth of drugs

Two men are due to appear in Ballinasloe District Court this morning after Gardai seized some €465,000 worth of drugs in east Galway close to the Roscommon border.

As part of Operation Tara, Gardaí seized the drugs following a search operation at approximately 12.30pm yesterday afternoon at a property in Ballygar, Co. Galway. During the course of the search, cannabis plants, with a value of €465,000, were discovered on the property.

All of the drugs seized will now be sent for further analysis.

Two males, one aged in his 40s and the other in his 30s, were arrested as a result. Both were detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking Act) 1996 at Waterford North Western Regional Headquarters.

Both have since been charged and are due to appear before Ballinasloe District Court this morning.