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16/07/2008
Man Detained Following Drug Seizure
A 37-year-old man has been arrested in Dublin following the discovery of cocaine worth an estimated street value of around €250,000, last night.
The Garda National Drugs Unit made the seizure, in a car on the Malahide Road, during a surveillance operation.
The man is currently being questioned at Coolock Garda Station under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act. He was arrested at an apartment in the Northern Cross area, in North Dublin.
(JM/KMcA)
The Garda National Drugs Unit made the seizure, in a car on the Malahide Road, during a surveillance operation.
The man is currently being questioned at Coolock Garda Station under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act. He was arrested at an apartment in the Northern Cross area, in North Dublin.
(JM/KMcA)
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