Man arrested after drug seizure in Dublin

Cannabis, tablets and cocaine worth €123,000 taken from Ringsend property

Drugs worth more than €100,000 as well as €14,000 in cash were seized from the property in Ringsend.
Drugs worth more than €100,000 as well as €14,000 in cash were seized from the property in Ringsend.

A man in his 50s has been arrested after €123,000 worth of drugs and €14,000 in cash were seized at a property in Ringsend in Dublin on Friday evening.

Gardaí attached to the Divisional Drug Unit at Kevin Street Garda station, with assistance from the Divisional Crime Task Force, conducted a search under warrant at a residence in the area at 6pm.

A large quantity of controlled drugs were detected during the search. Gardaí seized cannabis resin valued at €30,000, cannabis herb valued at €30,000, Xanax tablets valued at €40,000, Diazepam tablets valued at €20,000 and cocaine valued at €3,000.

Gardaí said all drugs are subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI).

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Cash to the value of €14,000 was also seized during the search operation. A man in his 50s was arrested and taken to Kevin Street Garda station where he is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

Gardaí said the seizure is part of its national anti-drugs strategy, Operation Tara, which aims to disrupt drug trafficking networks involved in the sale, supply and distribution of controlled drugs at local, national and international level.

Sarah Burns

Sarah Burns

Sarah Burns is a reporter for The Irish Times