27/11/2007

Two Held Over Cannabis And Ecstasy Seizure

Two men have been arrested following the seizure of large quantities of cannabis and ecstasy in Co. Dublin on Monday.

Ten kilos of cannabis resin was discovered in a car, which was stopped at City Park in Saggart in a planned Garda operation on Monday afternoon. The driver of the car was arrested.

A second man, aged in his twenties, was later arrested when subsequent searches at two apartments revealed an undisclosed amount of cannabis and ecstasy.

Both men are being held at Tallaght Garda station.

Gardaí said that the drugs discovered could have an estimated street value of as much as €1.8 million.

(KMcA)


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