19/10/2015

€750,000 Worth Of Drugs Seized In Dublin

Cocaine and cannabis worth an estimated €750,000 have been seized following the planned search of a property and vehicles in the Irishtown area of Dublin.

The searches were called as part of an ongoing operation into the illegal sale and supply of controlled drugs in the South City of Dublin.

One man, in his late 40s, was arrested at scene and was detained at Pearse Street Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. He was released on Sunday night without charge and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

(MH/CD)

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