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€23,000 worth of Xanax tablets seized in Waterford city

€23,000 worth of Xanax tablets seized in Waterford city

Two men have been arrested and are being detained at Waterford Garda Station after Alprazolam (Xanax) with an estimated street value of €23,000 were seized last night.

Gardaí in Waterford were conducting patrols in St. Johns Park, Waterford City when they stopped and searched a vehicle at approximately 11.40p.m.

A quantity of the tablets were seized with an estimated street value of €23,000.

One man in his late 30s and one youth were arrested and are currently detained at Waterford Garda station under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

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Investigations are ongoing.

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