Galway Bay fm newsroom - Seven men have been arrested during a major operation targeting organised crime in Galway and Mayo.
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A number of properties were searched this morning in the Ballybane and Bohermore areas of the city, along with Ballinrobe in Mayo.
85 gardaí from the Galway and Mayo/Roscommon/Longford divisions were involved in the operation - including the Armed Support and Air Support Units.
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The men - whose ages range from teens to 40s - are being detained in garda stations in Mayo for offences including serious assault, possession of weapons and drugs offences.