A man has been arrested in Dublin in connection with the seizure of drugs worth €400,000.
On Saturday, gardaí searched a property in the Swords area as part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR).
During the search, 40 vacuum-sealed bags of cannabis herb, each weighing about 500g, with an estimated street value of €400,000 were seized. Gardaí also seized €7,000 in cash believed to be the proceeds of crime.
A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene and is currently being detained at a Garda station in Dublin under section two of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
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“This large seizure is another step towards the dismantling of this gang, from whom An Garda Síochána in the DMR have now seized over €2 million in illegal drugs,” Assistant Commissioner Paul Cleary said.
Gardaí said the seized drugs will be forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland to undergo analysis.
Investigations are ongoing, gardaí said.
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