Two appear in court over €550k + drug seizure

Investigations are said to be “ongoing”.

Two individuals have been charged and were brought before a sittings of Galway District Court on Friday and Saturday in connection with the discovery of over €550,000 worth of suspected cannabis and cocaine.

The seizures, along with €65,000 in cash, four cars and a Rolex watch, were made by gardaí based in Monaghan and Galway as part of a major operation targeting an Organised Crime Gang (OCG) suspected of involvement in the importation and sale of drugs in the North East and West of Ireland.

The two men (40s and 50s) were detained at a Garda Station in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

The drugs seized will now be forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland for further analysis

Investigations are said to be “ongoing”.