Cocaine, cannabis seized during north Mayo searches

A 'SIGNIFICANT' quantity of cannabis was seized during a planned garda operation in the Foxford area over the weekend.

As a result of the discovery one person was arrested and charged with the sale and supply of the illlegal drug.

The arrest occurred after a vehicle was stopped at a checkpoint.

Gardai in Ballina discovered quantities of cocaine and cannabis during street searches on St. Patrick's Day.

On Sunday night further cocaine was uncovered in searches in Ballina.

All of the swoops were carried out as part of an ongoing Garda crackdown into drugs and serious crime in the north Mayo area.