TWO MEN ARRESTED FOLLOWING DRUGS HAUL IN LOUGHREA

Date Published: 08-Aug-2009

Two men were arrested following a major drugs seizure by Gardaí in Loughrea last evening. [7/8]14 thousand euro worth of drugs was seized in planned searches of houses in the Loughrea area.Local gardaí assisted by the National Dog Unit and the Divisional Drugs Unit were involved in the operation.A man in his early 50s and a man in his early 20s were arrested at a house in Loughrea and were taken to Loughrea Garda Station.The man in his fifties has since been released and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.The second man is still being detained at Loughrea Garda Station under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act.