A man in his 50s, understood to be her husband, was arrested and appeared before Ballinasloe District yesterday.

Cllr Alan Harney raised the issue at the most recent Regional Health Forum held last month.

The incident took place on Monday evening at a residence in the town.

Three women, aged in their 20s, were arrested following the seizures

The Glinsk man had been considering moving to Galway East because of a redraw of the constituencies.

He is the latest out of four General Election candidates confirmed so far for the Roscommon-Galway constituency.

Gardaí are also urging the public to report on any suspicious activities and vehicles in the area.

A well-publicised NTA report last year found there was no State obligation to replace an Aircoach sevice between Athlone and Ballinasloe.