Men for court over Donegal drugs find

Two men will appear in court in Sligo this evening in connection with a drugs seizure in Donegal on Monday.

Two men will appear in court in Sligo this evening in connection with a drugs seizure in Donegal on Monday.

A Garda statement said two men arrested in relation to the seizure will appear before a special sitting of Sligo District at 6.30pm.

The men are from Co Armagh and are aged 25 and 47, according to the Garda.

Fifty kilos of herbal cannabise was seized at Main Street, Falcarragh shortly after 3pm on Monday, as a result of a joint operation involving the Garda National Drugs Unit and the Revenue Customs Service.

The drugs had an estimated value of €500,000.

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