16/11/2015

Cannabis Seized In Joint Garda And Revenue Operation

Cannabis worth an estimated €200,000 has been seized in Dublin during a joint operation between Revenue and An Garda Síochana.

As part of an intelligence-led joint operation targeting the sale and supply of prohibited drugs in the city, Revenue and the Garda Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau seized approximately 10kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of €200,000 in Dublin.

The drugs, that originated in Spain, were seized following a controlled delivery to an address off the Navan Road in Dublin 7.

A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with this investigation and is currently being detained at Finglas Garda Station under the provisions of Section 2 Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

The investigation is ongoing.

(MH/CD)

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