Crime & Law

Man held after drugs valued at €770,000 seized in Dublin

Arrest made after cocaine seized in planned garda and customs operation at Dublin Port

The drugs were seized at Dublin Port as part of an intelligence-led joint operation between officers of the Revenue Commissioners Customs Service and the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau of An Garda Siochana. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times
The drugs were seized at Dublin Port as part of an intelligence-led joint operation between officers of the Revenue Commissioners Customs Service and the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau of An Garda Siochana. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times
Éanna Ó Caollaí
Fri Dec 25 2015 - 07:39

Gardaí have seized cocaine with an estimated street value of €770,000 as part of an ongoing investigation targeting the sale and distribution of illegal drugs.

Some 11 kilos of the drug were found when a haulage vehicle was intercepted and searched at Dublin Port on Thursday.

A 51-year-old man was arrested for drug trafficking offences.

It is understood the vehicle had just arrived in Dublin from Holland.

Officers from Revenue Customs Service and the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau of An Garda Siochána were involved in the operation.

The arrested man is currently detained at Store Street Garda Station under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

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Éanna Ó Caollaí

Éanna Ó Caollaí

Iriseoir agus Eagarthóir Gaeilge An Irish Times. Éanna Ó Caollaí is The Irish Times' Irish Language Editor, editor of The Irish Times Student Hub, and Education Supplements editor.