More than fifty thousand euro worth of drugs have been seized by Gardaí in West Clare.
It follows three searches in Kilmihil yesterday.
Shortly after 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon, Gardaí attached to the Kilrush Garda Station and the Divisional Drugs Unit conducted three different searches in Kilmihil.
During the course of these searches, a quantity of suspected cannabis herb estimated to be worth 52,000 euro was located and seized.
A man in his late 20’s was arrested and is currently detained at Kilrush Garda Station.
The seizure forms part of Operation Tara, an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy, which was launched by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris last month.
The focus of the operation is to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks at all levels locally, nationally and internationally, which are involved in the importation, distribution, cultivation, production and sale and supply of controlled drugs.
