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Some of the drugs seized during the search yesterday. Garda Press Office
Ballinamore
Man charged over seizure of €55k worth of cannabis herb and cocaine in Leitrim
He will appear before Carrick-on-Shannon District Court on Tuesday.
LAST UPDATE | 10 Oct 2021
A MAN HAS been charged in relation to the seizure of cannabis herb and cocaine with an estimated street value of €55,000 in Leitrim yesterday.
The man, aged in his 20s, is due to appear before Carrick-on-Shannon District Court on Tuesday morning.
A second man arrested in connection with the seizure has been released without charge and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The arrests were made after gardaí attached to Ballinamore Garda Station, with assistance from the Armed Support Unit carried out a search at a residence in Ballinamore, Co Leitrim at around 9am yesterday morning.
During the course of the search, cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €50,000 and cocaine believed to be worth €5,000 was seized by Gardaí.
Both men were detained at Carrick-on-Shannon Garda Station under the provisions of section two of the Drug Trafficking Act 1996.
A garda spokesperson said that investigations into the matter are ongoing.
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