GARDAÍ have arrested and charged a man in relation to the seizure of almost €37,000 in cash in Ennis on May 4.
As part of an ongoing operation targeting criminal activity in the county, Gardaí from the Clare Divisional Drugs Unit stopped a car on the Drumbiggle Road, Ennis, at around 8.30pm.
Gardaí carried out a search of the vehicle and discovered nearly €37,000 in cash that was wrapped in cling film.
A man, aged in his late teens, was arrested at the scene and brought to Ennis Garda Station where he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
He has since been charged and is due to appear before Ennis District Court this evening.
A native of Ennis, Colin McGann has been editor of The Clare Champion since August 2020. Former editor of The Clare People, he is a journalism and communications graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology.