25/02/2016

Man Arrested In Connection With Gorey Drug Seizure

Gardaí in Gorey, Co Wexford, have arrested a man in his 20s in connection with the seizure of a quantity of cocaine.

Gardaí operating an Operation Thor crime checkpoint near Gorey stopped a car on the afternoon of 24 February 2016. During the course of a routine search Gardaí discovered two bags of cocaine worth an estimated street value of €30,000 as well as house breaking implements.

The man was arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. He will appear at a sitting of Gorey District Court at 10.30am this morning ,25 February, charged in relation to the incident.

(MH)


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