Man remanded in custody after €300,000 drug seizure

A 44-year-old Polish man has been remanded in custody after appearing at a special sitting of Loughrea District Court yesterday in relation to the discovery of over €300,000 worth of cannabis herb in Co Galway.

Robert Dusza, with an address at Tuam Road, Mountbellew, Co Galway, was charged with the possession of cannabis herb, with cultivating cannabis plants without a licence, and with possession of cannabis herb for the purpose of sale or supply.

Judge Gerald Furlong heard from Garda Cormac Bane of Galway Garda Station, that the estimated marketplace value of the haul was €320,000.