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A man has been charged after Gardaí seized €90,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis herb following an operation in Ballinasloe on Thursday afternoon.
Gardaí conducted a search in Poolboy Bog shortly before 3.45pm as part of an ongoing surveillance operation.
During the course of the search, Gardaí seized about €70,000 worth of cocaine and €20,000 worth of cannabis along with other drug paraphernalia.
All of the suspected drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
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A male in his 20s was arrested at the scene and taken to Ballinasloe Garda station, where he was detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
He has since been charged and is due to appear before Ballinasloe District Court on April 22nd.