Man (40s) arrested after cannabis worth €150k seized in Sligo
Eva Osborne
A man in his 40s was arrested after gardaí seized around €150,000 worth of cannabis in Sligo on Sunday.
The arrest and seizure form part of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the region.
The Sligo Detective Unit searched a residential property in the Cranmore area and found a total of 7.5kg of cannabis.
The man was arrested and is currently being detained at a station in in the Garda North Western Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
The drugs seized will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.
Gardáí said investigations ongoing.
