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Case No. 5390Sale and supply of drugs · Co. Galway · 1 Mar 2026

Galway gardai seize €63,000 ketamine and arrest man after car stopped

On 1 March 2026 gardai stopped a car at Bóthar na dTreabh, Galway, and seized suspected ketamine with an estimated street value of €63,000. A man in his 20s was arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. A follow-up search of a residential property in Dublin 15 found €5,000 in cash and a quantity of cocaine. The man has since been released without charge, and a file is to be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions, with the drugs sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested2 Mar
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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When
The seizure took place on 1 March 2026.
Where
  • The car was stopped at Bóthar na dTreabh, Galway.
  • A follow-up search was carried out at a residential property in Dublin 15.
What happened
  • Suspected ketamine with an estimated street value of €63,000 was seized from the car.
  • A man in his 20s was arrested.
  • €5,000 in cash and a quantity of cocaine were seized in Dublin 15.
Investigation
  • The man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a garda station in the north west region.
  • A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
  • The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
  • The arrest was part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs in the region by the Galway Divisional Drugs Unit.
Charges
The man was released without charge.
Other details
Galway Beo reported the arrest and seizure on 2 March 2026.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatSuspected ketamine with an estimated street value of €63,000 was seized from a car. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatA man in his 20s was arrested. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • what€5,000 in cash and a quantity of cocaine were seized in Dublin 15. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whereThe car was stopped at Bóthar na dTreabh, Galway. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whereA follow-up search was carried out at a residential property in Dublin 15. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whenThe seizure took place on 1 March 2026. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationThe man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationThe man was released without charge and a file will be prepared for the DPP. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationThe drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationThe arrest was part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs in the region by the Galway Divisional Drugs Unit. (galwaybeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 2 Mar2026
    Arrestedgalwaybeo.ie, first report
    Galway gardai arrest one and seize 63k worth of Ketamine after vehicle stopped

    Garda press release detailing the arrest, drug seizure in Galway, follow-up search in Dublin 15, and release without charge with file to be prepared for the DPP.

    suspect, 20s, male