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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Cormac O'Shea

Armed gardai swarm Westmeath house as huge haul of guns and drugs seized

Six handguns and €300,000 worth of heroin and cocaine has been seized by gardai in Co Westmeath.

The haul comes after a search operation in Mullingar on Monday night and Tuesday morning.

Mullingar Gardaí attached to the Detective and Drugs Units along with the the Armed Support Unit and the Garda Dog Unit were involved in the massive operation.

It follows a lengthy surveillance operation targeting persons involved in the sale and supply of drugs in the Midlands area.

Two men, aged in their 20s and 30s, have been arrested in connection with the incident and are detained at Mullingar Garda Station.

A garda spokesperson said: "At approximately 9pm on Monday, 2nd November, 2020, a search operation commenced and during the course of this search, approximately €245,000 of suspected cocaine and €56,000 of suspected heroin was seized by Gardaí. All drugs seized are subject to analysis.

"A follow up search of the residence was carried out this morning, Tuesday, 3rd November, 2020. Six handguns were seized by Gardaí and will be sent to the Ballistics Unit for analysis.

"Investigations are ongoing."

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