Cannabis and cash seized in Tuam search

Man arrested at scene

GARDAI have seized €40,000 of cannabis and €11,000 in cash following a search of a property in Ballyglunin,Tuam.

The search was part of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the region by Gardaí attached to the Divisional Drugs Unit.

Gardaí searched a house in Ballyglunin on Thursday afternoon (February 20) and seized cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €32,500.

The search also uncovered ten plants at varying stages of maturity, including some discovered in a bunker under a shed.

The plants have an estimated street value of €8,000. Cash totalling €11,000 was also seized.

A man, aged in his 50s, was arrested and detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

He was subsequently released without charge pending the preparation of a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.