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Man charged over cannabis seizure

Garda - Two held in Galway drugs case
Garda - Two held in Galway drugs case

A 41-year-old man has been brought before a special sitting of Gorey District Court charged over a seizure of cannabis with an estimated value of more than €500,000 in Rosslare earlier this week.

Francis William O'Brien - who is Irish but living in Spain - was remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill prison.

Meanwhile, seven people arrested in connection with a drugs seizure in Galway city on Thurday have been released.

A file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.