Woman arrested after €50,000 drug seizure in Offaly

Cannabis, ecstasy and cocaine found in planned raid

A woman has been arrested following a €50,000 drug seizure in Co Offaly on Friday evening.

The woman, in her 40s, was arrested after cannabis, ecstasy and cocaine was found in a planned raid of an apartment in Granary Court, Edenderry.

The seizure was part of an on-going operation targeting organised crime and the sale and supply of drugs in the Kildare and Offaly area.

The is being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Kildare Garda Station.

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