Two arrested following €35,000 drugs seizure from a car in Sligo Published: Saturday, 06 March 2021 11:33
Gardaí have seized €35,000 in suspected cocaine and cannabis herb along with a sum of cash having stopped and searched a car in Sligo on Thursday.
Gardaí on routine traffic patrol in the north of the county stopped a car for minor traffic offences along the N4 and carried out a search of the vehicle shortly after 1am in the morning.
During the course of the search suspected cannabis herb with a value of €20,000 and cocaine with a value of €15,000 was located in the car and seized.
A flick knife, knuckle duster and small quantity of cash were also seized.
Man charged with stealing a car from a Mayo forest Published: Saturday, 06 March 2021 11:30
A man was charged with stealing a vehicle from a forest in Mayo earlier this week.
The man in his 20’s stole a car parked at Raheens Woods, near Castlebar on Tuesday morning.
The incident occurred at 9:50am and led to the suspect being stopped by Gardaí at a filling station in Mulranny.
The man fled from the scene, but the Gardaí chased him down and subsequently arrested him some distance away.
The man was subsequently charged with stealing the car, as well as a number of other thefts which occurred on previous dates, at a sitting of Castlebar Court later that day.