Man, 40s, arrested after €210k of cocaine seized in Clare
Officers in Tuamgreney seized the cocaine following a search of a residential premises involving members of the Killaloe Detective Unit, Ennis Detective Unit and Clare/Tipperary Drugs Unit with assistance from the Regional Dog Unit.
A vehicle on the premises was searched by Gardaí, resulting in the recovery of suspected cocaine with an estimated value of €210,000.
A man, aged in his 40s, was arrested and brought to a Garda Station in Co. Clare. He is currently detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
A Garda spokesperson confirmed that investigations are ongoing.
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