Longford Roscommon Divisional Drugs Unit seized over €33K of suspected drugs


Haul includes cannabis herb, cannabis resin, magic mushrooms, Amphetamine, LSD and MDMA
The Longford Roscommon Divisional Drugs Unit seized a substattial quantity of suspected drugs yesterday evening.
Roscommon Gardaí seized over €33,000 worth of suspected drugs and arrested a man on Wednesday evening, March 19, 2025.
Shortly after 8:30pm on Wednesday, the Divisional Drugs Unit was on patrol when they stopped a vehicle on Main Street in Strokestown.
Approximately €28,000 cannabis herb, €1,500 cannabis resin, €1,750 'magic' mushrooms, €1,530 Amphetamine, €230 LSD and €260 MDMA were discovered in a search of the vehicle. €1,400 cash was also seized along with drug paraphernalia.
The driver, a male in his 40s, was arrested at the scene and is currently detained at a Garda station in the North Western Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
Investigations are ongoing.