Gardaí in Mayo seized over €73,000 of suspected cocaine and charged three people, following an incident which occurred in Balla, Co Mayo, on the evening of Friday, February 5 2021.
Shortly before 7pm on the evening, Gardaí attached to the Mayo Divisional Drugs Task Force stopped and searched a man, aged in his 20s, on the Main Street in Balla.
During the course of the search, the man was found to be in possession of suspected cocaine, valued at approximately €1,500. He was arrested and taken to Castlebar Garda Station where he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
During a follow-up operation, Gardaí conducted a search under warrant at a domestic residence in Balla. During the course of this search, Gardaí seized 1kg of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €71,640 (subject to analysis ), as well as various drug paraphernalia.
Two persons were arrested at the scene of the search operation and a man and a woman, both aged in their 20s, were taken to Castlebar Garda Station where they were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
All three persons who were arrested in relation to this matter have since been charged and appeared before a special sitting of Castlebar District Court on the afternoon of Saturday, February 6.
