One man was arrested in connection with a €30,000 drugs seizure in Tuam on Wednesday.
Shortly before 5pm on Wednesday members of the Galway Divisional Drugs unit – assisted by the Tuam Crime Unit – stopped and searched a vehicle in the outskirts of Tuam town.
During the course of this search cocaine worth €20,000 (pending analysis) was located concealed in the vehicle.
Gardaí conducted a follow up search at a house in Tuam town and discovered a further €10,000 worth of suspected cocaine.
A man in his early 20s was arrested in connection with these seizures.
He was detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Tuam Garda Station yesterday.
He has since been released without charge and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecution.
