Gardai have seized drugs worth an estimated €2.2 million and arrested a man following an operation yesterday, Friday July 11.
Yesterday evening, as part of ongoing investigations under Operation Tara targeting drug trafficking networks, officers attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) with assistance from the Clondalkin Drugs Unit, intercepted a vehicle on the M7 motorway in County Laois.
Approximately €100,000 worth of suspected cocaine was discovered and seized by Gardaí.
A man, aged in his 30s, was arrested at the scene and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.
A follow-up search was conducted of a residence in West Dublin which resulted in a further seizure of an estimated €160,000 cannabis, €1.2 million ketamine, €530,000 cocaine and €210,000 diamorphine.
A quantity of cash and a number of items were also seized by Gardaí.
Gardai say: “The seized drugs, with a total estimated street value of €2.2 million, have been forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
“Investigations are ongoing.”
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