A man in his 30s has been arrested in Galway city after Gardaí seized €56,000 of suspected cocaine in a search on Sunday evening.
The search was carried out at a residence in the Castlepark area of the city at approximately 8.20pm.
Around €56,000 of suspected cocaine and €1,800 of suspected cannabis were seized during the search.
The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.
The man who was arrested is currently being detained at a Garda station in Galway under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
Investigations are continuing.
