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Portlaoise

Man charged over €120,000 cocaine seizure in Laois

The man was arrested on Saturday following the stop and search of a vehicle.

A MAN HAS been charged in connection with a €120,000 cocaine seizure in Portlaoise.

The man, aged in his 40s, was arrested on Saturday afternoon after gardaí stopped and searched a vehicle in the Cappakeel area of Portlaoise.

Cocaine with an estimated value of €120,000 was found in the vehicle.

The man was detained at Portlaoise Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1996.

He appeared before Tullamore District Court this morning, charged in connection with the seizure.