Gardaí in Galway have arrested a man and seized more than €31,000 in cash, and suspected cocaine from a house in Galway city on Thursday, 21 May 2020. At 10pm on Thursday Gardaí attached to the Divisional Drugs Unit searched a house under warrant at Ballybane in Galway City, where they seized €12,250 worth of cocaine (pending analysis).
Approximately €19,000 worth of cash in Euro and Sterling currency and two designer watches worth €7,000 were also seized by Gardaí.
One man, aged in his early 30s, was arrested at the scene. He was detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at the North Western Regional Headquarters in Murrough. He has since been released without charge.
A file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions in this matter.
