Man arrested after €225,000 drug seizure in Dún Laoghaire

Gardaí says cocaine, heroin and drug paraphernalia found during apartment raid

A man has been arrested following the seizure of €225,450 worth of suspected cocaine and heroin in Dún Laoghaire.  File photograph: Collins.
A man has been arrested following the seizure of €225,450 worth of suspected cocaine and heroin in Dún Laoghaire. File photograph: Collins.

A man has been arrested following the seizure of €225,450 worth of suspected cocaine and heroin in Dún Laoghaire.

Gardaí discovered the drugs during a search at an apartment in a residential development at around 9pm on Thursday.

A Garda spokesman said members of the Dublin Metropolitan Region East Divisional Drugs Unit found cocaine with an estimated value of €253,050 and heroin worth an estimated €2,400 along with some drug paraphernalia.

A man in his late 40s was arrested during the search and taken to Dún Laoghaire Garda station, where he was detained for questioning under Section 2 of the 1996 Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act.

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Investigations into the matter are ongoing and the drugs have been sent for analysis.

Sorcha Pollak

Sorcha Pollak

Sorcha Pollak is an Irish Times reporter specialising in immigration issues and cohost of the In the News podcast