25/10/2007

One Held In Dublin Drugs Seizure

A 22-year-old man has been arrested and drugs with an estimated street value of 750,000 euros seized during a search of a house in the Coolock area of Dublin.

The house in the Greenwood estate was searched by gardaí around 5:30pm on Wednesday as part of an ongoing garda operation into the sale and supply of drugs in the north of Dublin.

It is understood that around 3.5khg of heroin was seized, along with a small amount of cocaine and other drug paraphernalia.

The man was due to appear at Dublin District Court on Thursday.

(KMcA)


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