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Two women and man released from garda custody following arrests over €72k cocaine seizure

More than €10,000 in cash was seized at one location.

TWO WOMEN AND a man who were arrested yesterday in connection with a cocaine and cash seizure have been released without charge.

As part of Operation Tara, gardaí yesterday seized approximately €72,500 worth of cocaine and €10,265 in cash, following a search operation in Galway.

Gardaí attached to the Galway Divisional Drugs Unit searched a house in the Headford Road area of Galway city. During the course of this search €9,500 cocaine and €10,265 cash was seized.

Gardaí arrested a woman in her 30s at the scene. 

A second search was conducted at a residence in Menlo, Galway, where cocaine worth €63,000 was recovered. A man and a woman, both in their 20s, were arrested in relation to this seizure.

Gardaí said files are now being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions and investigations are ongoing.

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