Trevor Quinn
A man who was known to gardaí in Ballina was stopped on Friday evening and a large quantity of drugs with a street value of €6,500 were recovered.
After gardaí received confidential information they stopped the man in a van in Ballina town centre. The man’s van was subsequently searched and a quantity of drugs which were believed to be ecstasy tablets were discovered in a concealed container in the back of the van.
The substance was sent to the forensic science laboratory for analysis and if the substance is positively identified as an illegal substance a file will be submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The man was arrested and conveyed to Ballina Garda Station after the discovery and he was questioned in relation to the incident. Gardaí say the man is not a native of the Ballina area.
