Man arrested as over €540,000 of drugs seized in Co Dublin
Michael Bolton
A man has been arrested after €547,000 of suspected cocaine and MDMA were seized following the search of a house in Clondalkin, Co Dublin.
On Friday evening, local uniform members and plain clothes gardaí executed a search warrant at a residence in Clondalkin at approximately 7:30 pm.
In the course of the search, Gardaí discovered approximately €424,200 cocaine and €123,000 MDMA with a total estimated street value of approximately €547,200 (analysis pending).
A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene for an offence contrary to Section 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977/84 and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda Station in Dublin.
The drugs seized will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.
Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.
