The incident occurred at around 10pm just as the shop was due to close

The driver of the vehicle was arrested at the scene and later charged.

The man was arrested following an assault which took place in the Canal Court area of Longford town in the early hours of yesterday morning

He was arrested earlier this month and has had only limited contact with his family

The Roscommon based engineer does not know what the grounds of his arrest are as the charges were listed in Arabic.

The incident occurred just after 8pm last night in a well-known area of the town

Gardai made the significant seizure in a well known estate in Athlone on Friday night.

The cannabis and cocaine were discovered by Gardai from the Roscommon-Longford drugs unit after a search on Monday afternoon