Man to appear in court following €100K drug seizure in Westmeath

Cocaine and cannabis worth over €100,000 has been seized in County Westmeath; with one man due to appear in court this morning in connection with the find.

A search was conducted at a domestic residence by gardaí from the Mullingar Divisional Drugs Unit, the Mullingar Detective Unit, members from Delvin and Rochfort-bridge Garda Stations and the Garda Dog Unit yesterday (Friday), April 28.

This search resulted in the recovery of an estimated €56,500 of suspected Cocaine and €44,000 of Cannabis.

Two men, both aged in their 20s, were arrested in connection with the investigation under Operation Tara.

Both were detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

One of these men has been released from custody. A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

The second man remains in custody at a Garda Station in Westmeath. He has been charged and is scheduled to appear before Mullingar District Court this morning (Saturday), April 29.

Investigations are ongoing.