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Drugs seized €106,000 and Arrest Collooney, Sligo. 24th August, 2021.

Issue Date: 25th August 2021

Gardaí attached to Sligo Garda station carried out a search operation at a residential property in Collooney, Sligo last night Tuesday 24th August, 2021 at approximately 9p.m.

During the course of a search and the execution of a search warrant under Section 26 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977/84 the property was searched and cannabis herb, cannabis resin, cannabis jellies and cocaine was seized with an estimated street value of €106,000. The drugs will now be sent for analysis.

One man was arrested during the course of the search and he is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. Investigations ongoing.