Man in Offaly arrested after €246,000 of Cannabis seized

The search was conducted by gardaí from the Laois / Offaly Divisional Drug Unit and Regular Unit with assistance from the DMR West Drugs Unit.
Man in Offaly arrested after €246,000 of Cannabis seized

Michael Bolton

A man in his 50s has been arrested after a cannabis was seized in a premesis in Clara, Offaly.

The search was conducted by gardaí from the Laois / Offaly Divisional Drug Unit and Regular Unit with assistance from the DMR West Drugs Unit.

During the course of the search, approximately €246,000 of suspected cannabis herb was seized.

The drugs will undergo analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI).

One man, aged in his 50s, was arrested and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in Co. Offaly.

Investigations are currently ongoing.

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