Man in court over Monaghan drugs seizure

A 19-year-old man has appeared in court in Carrickmackross charged with connection with a huge Garda drugs raid on a nightclub…

A 19-year-old man has appeared in court in Carrickmackross charged with connection with a huge Garda drugs raid on a nightclub on Sunday night.

Mr Glen Carroll, from Armagh city, was remanded in custody to a further court sitting at Castleblaney next Tuesday.

He is accused of possessing 47 ecstacy tablets for sale or supply.

He was one of 43 people arrested at the Oasis Hotel outside the Co Monaghan town.

Gardaí made 39 seizures of cocaine, cannabis, acid, speed and ecstasy in an operation by the Drugs Unit and uniformed officers that lasted 12 hours.

Files on many of the other arrests are being sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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