Man charged in relation to recent drugs seizure
A man arrested in Co. Sligo as part of a Garda operation into the sale and supply of drugs in the region has been charged. A 49 year old, Lithuanian national appeared before a special sitting of Sligo District Court on Saturday evening where he was charged under Section 3…
€100,000 worth of suspected cannabis found in Ballymote
A man in his 30’s remains in custody after the discovery of €100,000 worth of cannabis in Ballymote, Co Sligo. A sum of cash was also discovered. Inspector Frank Egan of Ballymote Garda Station, says the seizure was part of a ongoing investigation into the sale and supply of controlled…
Man arrested after discovery of cannabis grow house in Co. Leitrim
A cannabis grow house has been discovered in Co. Leitrim. Manorhamilton Gardaí, supported by the Regional Support Unit and Divisional Drugs Unit, searched a property in Kiltyclogher on Wednesday where 50 cannabis plants were discovered along with cultivation equipment. The plants and equipment have a combined estimated value of €28,500.…
Three due in court over Sligo drugs seizure
Three people are due to appear in court this morning charged in relation to a drug seizure in south Sligo. Gardaí arrested three people, a man and a woman in their 30s and a man in his late 20s after seizing cannabis herb and cannabis plants. The drugs, with an…
Three people arrested in Co. Sligo after suspected grow house discovered
Three people have been arrested following a drug search. Gardaí from the Sligo/Leitrim and Western Region Divisions carried out a number of searches, with one of these leading to a suspected grow house in Cloonloo, Co. Sligo. Cannabis and 250 cannabis plants were discovered at the premises with an estimated…
Sligo Gardaí seize €10,000 worth of cannabis herb
Gardaí have seized a quantity of cannabis herb in Sligo. It’s part of ongoing investigations in the region and follows the seizure of cannabis in Ballymote in October. The latest is part of an investigation in the Ballinode area of Sligo where Gardaí searched a house on the 5th of…
Alcohol misuse: Look at what happens in the home, urges expert
Alcohol and cannabis are the two most misused substances in the north west. That’s according to the Northwest Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force, which has just issued its 2016 annual report. And when it comes to referrals for treatment, men outnumbered women by almost two to one.The figures recorded…