Two men arrested after seizure of cannabis and cocaine in Galway

Two men have been arrested following the seizure of cocaine and cannabis with an estimated value of €75,000 over the weekend in Galway. 

As part of Operation Tara, gardaí attached to the Galway County West Drugs Unit assisted by Loughrea Drugs Unit, Galway Drugs Unit and Garda Dog Unit conducted planned searches on three premises in the Connemara area of County Galway on Saturday morning, 18th of November 2023.

During the course of the searches gardaí seized cocaine worth €75,000 (analysis pending) and quantities of cannabis. A sum of cash was also seized.

Two males have been arrested in connection with the investigations and are currently detained at a garda station in county Galway.

One is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 while the second is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

A garda spokesperson confirmed that investigations are ongoing.

This seizure forms part of Operation Tara; an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy, which was launched by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris on 2nd July 2021.

The focus of Operation Tara is to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks, at all levels - international, national, local - involved in the importation, distribution, cultivation, production, local sale and supply of controlled drugs.