One person arrested in connection with €42,000 cocaine seizure

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A young man was arrested in connection with the seizure of €42,000 worth of cocaine in Galway this week.

The Galway Divisional Drug Unit carried out a search of a residential property in Oranmore on Wednesday.

During the search, they seized more than 600 grams of cocaine, with an estimated street value of €42,000.

The drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.

A man, aged in his late teens, was arrested and detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

He was subsequently released without charge, pending further investigations.