24/05/2019

Fourteen Men Arrested In Four-Day Garda Operation

Fourteen men, aged between 16 and 30, have been arrested as a result of a four-day Gardaí operation in Dublin.

The operation was targeting street dealers in Ballymun and 14 houses were searched.

During the operation officers seized cannabis herb and cocaine worth around €42,000, more than €14,000 in cash, two cars and a scrambler motorcycle.

All the men were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. 12 of those are understood to have been charged and are due to appear before courts. The remaining two were released while files are prepared for the DPP.


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