€301,000 worth of suspected drugs and six handguns seized in Westmeath searches

Two men have been arrested and currently detained at Mullingar Garda Station

Six handguns in total were seized in the search. Picture: Gardaí

Two men have been arrested in Westmeath as gardaí seized more than €300,000 worth of suspected drugs and six handguns in searches yesterday and this morning.

Gardaí said that at around 9pm on Monday, a search operation commenced at a residence in Mullingar and around €245,000 of suspected cocaine and €56,000 of suspected heroin was seized.