Cocaine, cannabis, cash seized and man arrested in Sligo

Drugs discovered after car stopped in Lagan Drive and cash found in follow-up searches

A 53-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday evening when gardaí stopped and searched a car at Lagan Drive, Sligo.  Cocaine  was recovered in the operation. File photograph: Getty Images
A 53-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday evening when gardaí stopped and searched a car at Lagan Drive, Sligo. Cocaine was recovered in the operation. File photograph: Getty Images

A man has been arrested and quantities of cocaine, cannabis and cash seized in Sligo.

The 53-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday evening when gardaí stopped and searched a car at Lagan Drive, Sligo, as part of an ongoing drugs operation.

Cocaine and cannabis with an estimated street value of more than €24,000, pending analysis, was recovered.

The man was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at Ballymote Garda station. He can be held for up to seven days.

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During follow-up searches at a number of homes in the Sligo town area, gardaí seized €91,000 in cash and small quantities of cocaine and cannabis.

The investigation is ongoing.