Gardai arrest seven in two drugs seizures

Seven people were arrested in Co Dublin and Longford after two seizures of drugs overnight.

Seven people were arrested in Co Dublin and Longford after two seizures of drugs overnight.

Gardaí in Santry are questioning three men and a woman, aged between 17 and 21, following the discovery of €250,000 of cocaine last night in Donnycarney.

The four were arrested when the car in which they were travelling was stopped by gardaí and a small quantity of cocaine was seized. A follow-up search yielded€250,000 worth of cocaine.

In a separate incident, three men were arrested in Longford town after 16,000 ecstasy tablets with a street value of €200,000 were found at a house in the town shortly before 10 p.m. yesterday.

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All seven are being held under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act and can be held for up to seven days.