11/11/2019

Three Arrests As Drugs Seized In Co Kerry

Gardaí have arrested two men and a woman following the seizure of €4,150 of suspected drugs and €1,700 in cash in Co Kerry.

The drugs were discovered and men, aged in their early and late 20s, and a woman, aged in her early 20s, arrested following a search of a house in the Cois Abhainn area of Tralee on Saturday 09 November.

Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs Unit executed a search warrant at the house at around 4am, during which they seized suspected cocaine, ecstasy, methamphetamine and cannabis worth approximately €4,150. The suspected drugs will now be sent for analysis. Gardaí also seized €1,700 in cash, weighing scales and other drug paraphernalia.

The trio were arrested at the scene and detained at Tralee Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.



(JG/CM)

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