€1million worth of cannabis & cocaine is seized along with firearms in midlands

Gardaí have seized cocaine and  cannabis with a combined estimated value in excess of €1million.

They recovered a firearm along with ammunition during an operation in Co Offaly.

As part of ongoing investigations into organised criminal activity in the midlands, a search operation was carried out at a house, sheds and lands near Geashill yesterday evening.

During the search Gardaí recovered large quantities of cocaine and cannabis herb along with an amount of suspected amphetamine. A shotgun (sawn-off) and large numbers of cartridges and rounds of ammunition were also recovered.

A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act, 1996 at Tullamore Garda Station. He can be held for up to 7 days.

The operation was led by the Laois/Offaly Drugs unit assisted by local Garda units based in Tullamore.