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16/03/2010
Two Arrested After Kildare Drug Haul
Two men are being held after quantity of hard drugs was seized during an operation in Newbridge, Co Kildare this morning.
Gardaí have revealed the operation took place at approximately 6.30am this morning in Newbridge when a truck was stopped and searched. The operation involved the Organised Crime Unit, the Garda National Drugs Unit, and Revenue Customs Services.
Two kilos of cocaine with an estimated street value of €140,000, and one kilo of heroin believed to be worth €150,000 were seized. During the initial operation a male aged 32 was arrested and is being held in Newbridge Garda station.
Gardaí said that in a follow up search a 30-year-old male was arrested in a house in Donaghmede, Dublin and is being held in Coolock Garda station.
Both males are being held under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1996, and can be held for up to seven days.
(DW)
Gardaí have revealed the operation took place at approximately 6.30am this morning in Newbridge when a truck was stopped and searched. The operation involved the Organised Crime Unit, the Garda National Drugs Unit, and Revenue Customs Services.
Two kilos of cocaine with an estimated street value of €140,000, and one kilo of heroin believed to be worth €150,000 were seized. During the initial operation a male aged 32 was arrested and is being held in Newbridge Garda station.
Gardaí said that in a follow up search a 30-year-old male was arrested in a house in Donaghmede, Dublin and is being held in Coolock Garda station.
Both males are being held under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1996, and can be held for up to seven days.
(DW)
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