Galway Bay fm newsroom - Two men have been charged over the seizure of €70 thousand worth of drugs in Athenry.
The drugs - suspected to be cannabis - were discovered in a house on Wednesday night.
At around 8.30 on Wednesday night, Gardai attached to the Galway Divisional Drugs Unit swooped on a house outside the town in what was described as an 'intelligence led' operation.
A search of the premises discovered €70 thousand worth of what's believed to be cannabis herb.
Two men - one aged 27 and the other 25 - were arrested at the scene and taken to Galway Garda Station.
Both men were charged last evening and have since been released from Garda custody - they'll appear before Galway District Court in the coming weeks.
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