Man (20s) arrested after drugs worth €119,000 and €9,500 cash seized in West Dublin

Ellen O'Donoghue

Drugs worth €119,000 were seized and a man was arrested in West Dublin on Friday.

Gardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team carried out a search in Finglas as part of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of controlled drugs, which led to the discovery.

During the course of the search, in the Finglas area, gardaí seized cannabis herb valued at €114,940, cocaine with an estimated value of €3,010 and ketamine valued at €1,500.

€9,500 in cash, believed to be the proceeds of crime, along with drugs paraphernalia, were also seized.

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

The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for examination and analysis and investigations are ongoing, a garda statement said.