Man arrested after €217,000 herbal cannabis and €5,400 cash seized in South Dublin

Ellen O'Donoghue

Around 5.85kg of herbal cannabis, with an estimated value of €117,000 has been seized by Revenue officers in South Dublin as part of an intelligence-led operation.

The seizure was made as part of a joint operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and Terenure Divisional Drugs Unit.

Around €5,400 cash was also recovered during the search on Monday, December 16th.

In a follow up search, a further 5kg of herbal cannabis, with an estimated value of €100,000, and a small quantity of cash was detected by gardaí.

In total, herbal cannabis with an estimated market value of €217,000 was seized.

A man (20s) was arrested by gardaí and is currently detained at a garda station in South Dublin under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

Investigations are ongoing.