€360,000 cannabis seizure in Mayo town

AS part of Operation Tara, gardaí have seized €360,000 of suspected illegal drugs, and arrested a man following a search of a vehicle in the Castlebar area yesterday.

Gardaí from the Mayo Roscommon Longford Divisional Drugs Unit, while on patrol, stopped and searched a car on the evening of Monday, May 18.

During the course of the search, 18kg of suspected illegal cannabis with an approximate value of €360,000 was seized.

A man (aged in his 40s) was arrested in connection with the incident, and is currently detained pursuant to Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at a garda station in the north western region.

The drugs seized are subject to further analysis.

Investigations are ongoing.