Posted by Gardaí seize €360k worth of cannabis and shotgun in Sligo and Leitrim searches
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pGardaí seize €360k worth of cannabis and shotgun in Sligo and Leitrim searches
GARDAÍ HAVE SEIZED cannabis herb worth €360,000 and a shotgun in searches carried out in Sligo and Leitrim over the last two days.
A man in his 40s was arrested in connection with these seizures and is being detained in Ballymote garda station.
Yesterday afternoon gardaí seized a vehicle for breaches of road traffic legislation in Sligo town. This led to the discovery of a number of packages which contained 17.5kg of suspected cannabis herb (pending analysis). Gardaí said this is believed to be valued at €350,000.
In a follow up search in Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim, gardaí seized a shotgun and cannabis herb estimated to be worth €10,000. The searches at this location continued today.
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