Three held after cocaine found in Roscommon

Three men are being questioned today after gardaí seized cocaine worth up to €140,000 in a Co Roscommon woods yesterday afternoon…

Three men are being questioned today after gardaí seized cocaine worth up to €140,000 in a Co Roscommon woods yesterday afternoon.

Two cars, a quantity of cash and a bulletproof vest were also seized as part of the operation in Doon near Boyle at about 2.45pm yesterday.

The three men are being held under the provisions of Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act at Sligo Garda Station. Two of them are in their twenties, and the third man is in his forties.

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