Man, 30s, arrested after gardai seize almost €400,000 worth of cannabis

A man aged in his 30s has been arrested following the seizure of €398,400 worth of drugs in Co Galway.

The discovery was made during the search of a residential property in Annaghdown as part of Operation Tara on Saturday afternoon.

Gardaí obtained a Section 26 warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977 and carried out the search.

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During the course of the search, they seized cannabis plants and cannabis herb with an estimated combined street value of €398,400.

The man was arrested at the scene and taken to Galway Garda station, where he was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

The man has since been charged and is due to appear before a special sitting of Galway District Court this morning Sunday after 10am.

All of the drugs seized will now be sent for further analysis.

A garda spokesperson said: “Investigations ongoing.”

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