Man arrested after €97,000 drugs bust in West of Ireland
Over €97,000 in drugs were seized from a property in Tuam, Co Galway.
As part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs in the region, Gardaí from the Galway Divisional Drugs Unit searched a house in Tuam on 17th December, 2025.
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 was seized.
A man, aged in his 40s, 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 searched 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.
