10/09/2013

Two Arrested Following Cannabis Seizure

A man and woman have been arrested after a quantity of cannabis herb was seized following a stop and search of a vehicle in Ballymote yesterday evening (Monday 9 September).

Gardaí stopped a car on the N4, Castlebaldwin, Ballymote, Co Sligo.

When the car was searched, Gardaí recovered 4kg of cannabis resin with an estimated street value of €80,000, subject to analysis.

The two occupants of the car, a man in his mid 30s and a woman in her mid 20s, were arrested at the scene. They are currently being detained at Ballymote Garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

(CD/JP)

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