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18/08/2016
More Than €700,000 Worth Of Drugs Seized In Two Garda Operations
A firearm, ammunition and almost €600,000 worth of drugs have been seized by gardaí in Finglas, Dublin as part of Operation Thor.
In an operation targeting criminal activity in the area, garda seized heroin worth an estimated €400,000, cocaine worth approximately €100,000, and around €80,000 worth of cannabis herb during the planned search of a premises in the Barry area of Finglas.
A firearm and ammunition were also recovered.
A man, aged in his late 30s, was arrested at the scene and is currently being detained at Finglas Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
Elsewhere, Operation Thor officers in Limerick have also seized a quantity of cannabis herb, cocaine, benzodiazepine and alprazolam with a combined estimated value of €126,000.
In a planned search of a premises at Brooksbridge, Pallagreen, garda seized the drugs alongside two firearms, ammunition and a firearm component.
No arrests were made during the operation. An investigation is ongoing.
(MH/JP)
In an operation targeting criminal activity in the area, garda seized heroin worth an estimated €400,000, cocaine worth approximately €100,000, and around €80,000 worth of cannabis herb during the planned search of a premises in the Barry area of Finglas.
A firearm and ammunition were also recovered.
A man, aged in his late 30s, was arrested at the scene and is currently being detained at Finglas Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
Elsewhere, Operation Thor officers in Limerick have also seized a quantity of cannabis herb, cocaine, benzodiazepine and alprazolam with a combined estimated value of €126,000.
In a planned search of a premises at Brooksbridge, Pallagreen, garda seized the drugs alongside two firearms, ammunition and a firearm component.
No arrests were made during the operation. An investigation is ongoing.
(MH/JP)
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