Two arrested as cocaine valued at €100,000 seized in west

Law enforcement in west Ireland has seized an estimated €100,000 worth of suspected cocaine as part of an investigation into an organized crime group. The operation, which took place over the past weekend in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, and nearby Keadue, County Roscommon, involved gardaí from the Sligo/Leitrim area supported by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.

During the operation, two vehicles were stopped and searched, leading to the arrest of a man in his 40s and a woman in her 50s. Both individuals are currently being detained at a Garda station within the North Western Region under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007.

The suspected cocaine will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis to confirm its composition and purity. This significant seizure is a component of Operation Tara, a comprehensive anti-drugs strategy initiated by the Garda five years ago. The operation aims to disrupt, dismantle, and prosecute drug trafficking networks operating at all levels within the state.