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Photographs of the major drugs haul seized in Portlaoise which saw Carlow man arrested

Published 9th Apr 2020, 12:33 BST

A massive seizure

Laois Gardaí found an estimated €555,000 worth of drugs in Portlaoise on Wednesday.

As a result of an intelligence led operation Laois Divisional Drugs Unit and members of Portlaoise station carried out a search in Portlaoise during the course of which they recovered a quantity of herbal cannabis estimated at €20,000.

The division has now shared images and more details on what they uncovered.

Further searches resulted in seizures of €500,000 of cannabis, a quantity of cocaine valued at €35,000, a large amount of prescription tablets and a large amount of packaging and drug paraphernalia were recovered.

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Photographs of the major drugs haul seized in Portlaoise which saw Carlow man arrested

A massive seizure

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