Man charged with having €130k of drugs

Gardaí have charged a 37 year old man in connection with a drugs seizure.

He was due to appear before Longford District Court this morning.

Cannabis resin with an estimated value of €60,000 and cocaine with an approximate value of €70,000, pending analysis, were seized by Gardaí from the Special Crime Task Force & Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau following the planned search of a premises at Gortumblo, Rochfortbridge on Sunday.

The man was arrested and detained at Mullingar Garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 as amended. He remains in Garda custody.