As part of ongoing investigations targeting Organised Crime Groups operating in the Western Region Gardaí from the Galway Divisional Drug Unit assisted by the Western Region Armed Support Unit and local Gardaí carried out a search operation in a wooded area near Ballinasloe, Co Galway today, Thursday 24th October 2019.
During the course of the search a number of containers which were buried in the ground were discovered which contained Cannabis and Cocaine (subject to analysis) with an estimated street value of €200,000.
Two men have been arrested in connection with this investigation and are currently detained at Galway Garda Station under the provisions of Section 2- Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996,
Investigations are continuing,
Images are available on the Garda Facebook page.
