Men appear in court following search operation in Westmeath

Gardaí have charged the two men, aged in their 40s and 20s, arrested in relation to the search operation that took place at residential properties in Athlone and Kinnegad yesterday where property and goods to the value of €100,000 were seized. 

Both men are due to appear before Athlone District Court this morning charged in relation to the investigation.

A third man, aged in his late 20s was arrested last night, and is currently detained at a Garda station in the Midlands under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007.