One person was arrested and multiple weapons seized in connection with an investigation into violent disorder in Ballinasloe earlier this year.
Gardaí raided four properties in Ballinasloe this week as part of an investigation of violent disorder in St Michael’s Square, Ballinasloe, on January 14.
The raids were conducted by Gardaí from Ballinasloe, Loughrea and Oranmore, with the assistance of the Armed Support Unit.
During the raids, they found and seized a number of weapons including slash hooks, machetes and knives.
A man (aged in his 20s) was arrested and detained at a Garda Station in Co Galway under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
He was subsequently released without charge pending the submission of a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
