Cocaine, cannabis and cash have been seized by gardaí following a search of a number of properties in Sligo. As part of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in County Sligo, gardaí carried out a search under warrant of two residences in Sligo town on Monday, January 26th. Members of Sligo/Leitrim Divisional Drugs Unit, assisted by the Armed Support Unit, searched a property in the town and seized suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €70,000, cannabis with a value of €12,900 and just under €20,000 in cash. In a follow-up search at a residential property in Gurteen, cannabis with an estimated street value of €20,000 and cash totalling €7,350 was seized. A man (50s) was arrested and detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

Source: The Herald January 28, 2026 17:12 UTC