Investigations continue as Galway Gardaí seize cannabis and cocaine at house in Mervue
Galway Garda investigations are ongoing following the discovery of cannabis and cocaine at a home in the city last week.
Gardaí attached to the Galway Divisional Drugs Unit conducted a search of a domestic residence in Mervue last Wednesday (June 17) as part of ongoing investigations targeting the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the region.
Cannabis with an estimated street value of €43,000 and a quantity of cocaine were seized, along with drug paraphernalia.
A man, aged in his 40s, was arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a station in the Garda North Western Region.
He was subsequently released without charge and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The seized substances will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.
A Garda spokesperson confirmed to the Connacht Tribune that investigations are ongoing.
This seizure forms part of Operation Tara; an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy, which was launched by the Garda Commissioner in July 2021. The focus of Operation Tara is to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks, at all levels – international, national, local – involved in the importation, distribution, cultivation, production, local sale and supply of controlled drugs.