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Two people have been arrested after gardaí seized drugs worth an estimated €240,000 in Co Carlow on Wednesday.
Gardaí attached to the Kilkenny and Carlow Divisional Drugs Unit and the Carlow District Detective Unit searched a residence under warrant at about 3.30pm.
During the course of the search, gardaí seized €23,000 of suspected cannabis herb, €20,000 of suspected amphetamines, as well as suspected ecstasy tablets to the value of €1,500.
Follow-up searches were conducted at a premises in Carlow town. During the course of this search, €120,000 of suspected cannabis herb and €77,000 of suspected amphetamines were seized.
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A man aged in his 40s and a woman aged in her 30s were arrested. They were both detained at Carlow Garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
A spokesman for the Garda said investigations are ongoing.
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