Gardai seize cocaine worth €64,000

By William O’Connor

GARDAI in Crumlin have seized cocaine and arrested one man during an operation this afternoon (Saturday) in Drimnagh.

As part of ongoing investigations targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the Dublin 12 area a house in Drimnagh was searched by Gardaí from the Crumlin Drugs Unit.

During the search cocaine with an estimated value of €64k (analysis pending) was seized along with €14k of cannabis herb. Gardaí also seized €7,500 in cash.

A 25-year-old man was arrested following the seizure and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at Sundrive Road Garda Station. He can be detained for up to seven days.