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File for DPP over seizure of cocaine and cannabis in Loughrea

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File for DPP over seizure of cocaine and cannabis in Loughrea

Galway Bay fm newsroom - A file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions after €18 thousand worth of cocaine and cannabis was seized near Loughrea.

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Gardaí attached to the Galway Divisional Drugs Unit assisted by the Western Regional Support Unit stopped a vehicle travelling on the M6 near Loughrea shortly before 7.30pm last night.

During a follow up search of the vehicle Gardaí seized €17,000 worth of suspected cocaine, €1,000 worth of suspected cannabis herb and a small quantity of cannabis jellies.

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Two men, one in his late 30s and another in his early 20s, were arrested and detained at the Garda HQ in Renmore.

They've since been released without charge pending a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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