TWO ARRESTS FOLLOWING KILCOLGAN DRUGS SEIZURE

Date Published: 02-Jul-2012

Two city men are to appear in court this morning [Jul 2] following a major weekend drugs seizure in Kilcolgan.

350 thousand euro worth of cannabis plants were discovered during a planned search operation led by Galway Divisional Drugs Unit and Gort Gardai.

450 cannabis plants were discovered following an organised search in The Ranch, Kilcolgan on Saturday evening at 7.

Two men, both with city addresses and aged 41 and 34, were arrested at the scene and detained at Mill Street Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficing Act.

They have since been charged in relation to the seizure and are due to appear before Galway District Court later this morning.