€160,000 was seized by Gardai in cash during a stop and search operation in Athlone yesterday evening. A man was arrested soon after Garda units came from Crime and Drugs unit in Athlone.
The search was carried out under Section 23 of Misuse of Drugs Act and a man in his 20s was caught by Garda while searching his car and he was detained under Section 4 of Criminal Justice Act.
The arrested man has been released and a file will be prepared on him for Director of Public Prosecutions. Further investigations are going on in this issue.
Source: @gardainfo