Man (30s) arrested after gardaí seize cannabis worth €120,000 in Co Galway

The man is currently being detained at Galway Regional and Divisional Headquarters.
Man (30s) arrested after gardaí seize cannabis worth €120,000 in Co Galway

Eva Osborne

A man in his 30s has been arrested after Revenue officers seized cannabis with an estimated value of €120,000 in Co Galway.

The seizure of approximately 6kg of herbal cannabis occurred in Newcastle on Monday.

It was the result of a t operation conducted by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, Galway Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue’s Customs Service.

The man was arrested by An Garda Síochána and is currently being detained at Galway Regional and Divisional Headquarters under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

Investigations are ongoing, gardaí said.

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