Drugs worth €360,000 seized by Gardai

DRUGS valued at €360,000 was seized during a garda operation including €60,000 worth of drugs at Citywest on Friday.

A man in his 50s was arrested after gardai stopped a car and found three kg of suspected cannabis herb valued at €60,000 in Citywest.

Following this seizure, gardai carried out a number of searches and discovered cannabis resin, cocaine and cannabis herb valued at approximately €300,000 at a residential property in West Dublin.

A garda statement issued on Sunday morning said: “Gardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT) seized drugs worth €360,000 during an operation in West Dublin on Friday, 18th October, 2024.

The seizure was made by Gardai on Friday

“As part of a planned operation, the DCRT stopped a vehicle in Citywest, Co. Dublin, where they discovered 3 kg of suspected cannabis herb valued at €60,000. A man in his 50s was arrested and the vehicle was seized.

“He is currently being detained at a Garda station in the Dublin area under the Drug Trafficking Act 1996.

“Subsequent searches were conducted in the DMR West and DMR South Divisions. With support from the K District Detective Unit and Divisional Crime Task Force, additional controlled drugs—including cannabis resin, cocaine and cannabis herb—valued at approximately €300,000 were found at a residential propoerty in West Dublin”.

All seized drugs are now undergoing analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) and investigations are ongoing.