23/10/2009

Court Date Follows Arms and Drugs Find

A man is to appear in court on handgun and drug charges following searches on a house in Dublin.

The 36-year-old man and is to appear before Dublin District Court this morning.

He was arrested Wednesday in connection with the discovery of three handguns and over 1,000 tablets believed to Ecstasy at Dolphin's Barn in the Capital.

Gardai from the National Drug and Organised Crime Unit, supported by the local Kevin St Drug unit, were carrying out the search of the Dolphins Barn premises in Dublin at the time of the arrest.

During the course of the search three handguns and over 1000 tablets believed to be Ecstasy with a street value in the region €5000 were recovered. Also found during the course of the search was a large quantity of what is believed to be mixing agent and an assortment of paraphernalia associated with drug production.

A 36-year-old male was arrested and was detained at Kevin St Garda Station under the the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act.

(DW/BMcC)

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