Man arrested over Dublin ecstasy seizure

Drugs worth an estimated €400,000 found in Darndale

A man has been arrested after garda seized large quantity of ecstasy in Darndale on Dublin’s northside this afternoon. Photograph: Garda
A man has been arrested after garda seized large quantity of ecstasy in Darndale on Dublin’s northside this afternoon. Photograph: Garda

A man has been arrested after garda seized large quantity of ecstasy in Darndale on Dublin’s northside this afternoon.

Gardai attached to the Coolock Drugs Unit searched a car at about 12.30pm and found ecstasy tables with an estimated street value of €400,000.

A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and is being held under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

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