Gardai in Ballina arrested a man last night who was found to be in possession of a significant amount of controlled drugs.

The man was driving a car which failed to stop on the outskirts of Ballina.

Gardai pursued the car for a short distance and arrested the driver who was in his mid-20’s .

He’s due this morning before the Castlebar District Court on road traffic offences while the drugs seized in the incident have been sent for analysis.