Over €100,000 of drugs seized and three arrests made in Sligo

Over €100,000 of Cocaine and Cannabis has been seized and three arrests made in County Sligo as part of Operation Tara.

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.

A woman in her 30s and a man in his 40s were arrested at the scene at detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

In a follow-up search at a residential property in Gurteen, Co Sligo, cannabis with an estimated street value of €20,000 and cash totalling €7,350 was seized.

A man in his 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.

All three have since been charged and are due to appear before Tubbercurry District Court today, 28th January 2026.

The drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.

Investigations are ongoing.

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