A man has been arrested in Dublin in connection with the seizure of drugs worth €400,000.
On Saturday, gardaí searched a property in the Swords area as part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR).
During the search, 40 vacuum-sealed bags of cannabis herb, each weighing about 500g, with an estimated street value of €400,000 were seized. Gardaí also seized €7,000 in cash believed to be the proceeds of crime.
A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene and is currently being detained at a Garda station in Dublin under section two of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
Perennial eligibility debate over rugby’s project players rears up again
Oesophageal cancer: Living without the classic symptoms, ‘I was fine, there was nothing wrong with me’
Irish property market is rigged in favour of those who get parental gifts of up to €100,000
Fintan O’Toole: The idiot wind now howling through the US offers Ireland a transformative windfall
“This large seizure is another step towards the dismantling of this gang, from whom An Garda Síochána in the DMR have now seized over €2 million in illegal drugs,” Assistant Commissioner Paul Cleary said.
Gardaí said the seized drugs will be forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland to undergo analysis.
Investigations are ongoing, gardaí said.
- Sign up for push alerts and have the best news, analysis and comment delivered directly to your phone
- Join The Irish Times on WhatsApp and stay up to date
- Listen to our Inside Politics podcast for the best political chat and analysis
