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01/05/2009
€2M Cocaine Seized As man Arrested
A man has been arrested in connection with the seizure of almost €2 million worth of cocaine.
The discovery was the culmination of an operation by detective gardai in Drogheda assisted by gardai from the National Drug Unit, Dog Unit, Criminal Assets Bureau and Customs & Excise. During the operation, a number of dwellings were searched at Cement Road, Drogheda on Friday morning.
During the course of the searches gardai seized a large quantity of what is believed to be cocaine with a street value of approximately €1.75 million.
Customs also seized a car under customs legislation, while Gardai also recovered a revolver, and a quantity of ammunition.
One male aged mid 20s was arrested during the course of one of the searches and is currently detained at Drogheda Garda Station under the Drug Trafficking Act.
(DW/BMcC)
The discovery was the culmination of an operation by detective gardai in Drogheda assisted by gardai from the National Drug Unit, Dog Unit, Criminal Assets Bureau and Customs & Excise. During the operation, a number of dwellings were searched at Cement Road, Drogheda on Friday morning.
During the course of the searches gardai seized a large quantity of what is believed to be cocaine with a street value of approximately €1.75 million.
Customs also seized a car under customs legislation, while Gardai also recovered a revolver, and a quantity of ammunition.
One male aged mid 20s was arrested during the course of one of the searches and is currently detained at Drogheda Garda Station under the Drug Trafficking Act.
(DW/BMcC)
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