Man (40s) arrested after drugs seized in Tuam house raid released without charge

Ottoline Spearman

A man in his 40s who was arrested on Wednesday after gardaí seized a large quantity of drugs in Tuam, Galway has been released without charge.

Gardaí from the Galway Divisional Drugs Unit seized cocaine with an estimated street value of €50,000; cannabis with an estimated value of €40,000, and ecstasy with an estimated value of €7,000.

The man was arrested and detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

A follow-up search was conducted at another house in Tuam, and a further quantity of cannabis was recovered.

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

Investigations are ongoing.