Gardai from the local drugs unit discovered the large quality of cannabis plants following a search of a home on Monday afternoon

A man is in custody in Castlerea Garda Station following the discovery of drugs worth over 100,000 Euro.

There were 100 possession of weapons per 100,000 of population in the Shannonside region.

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

Local officers from the regional drugs unit discovered drugs following a search earlier today

The vehicle of a man in his 30s was searched following positive readings of cocaine and cannabis from a roadside drugs test.

The drugs were discovered with thanks to detector dog Bailey at the Mail Centre in the town

Gardai have made a cannabis drugs seizure in Athlone today.