24/02/2014

Man Arrested Over €50,000 Cannabis Find

Cannabis resin worth an estimated €50,000 has been recovered by gardaí during a routine patrol.

It is understood that a traffic unit from Blanchardstown Garda Station stopped a 4x4 vehicle on the Navan Road, Dublin 7.

Searching the car officers uncovered around nine kilos of cannabis resin.

A 34-year-old man was arrested and is being held at Finglas Garda station under the provisions of section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act.

Cannabis herb with a street value of about €500 was found at a house in Pimlico, Dublin 8, during a follow-up search, the spokesman added.

(MH)

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