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25/03/2010
Two Arrested After €350,000 Drug Siezure In Dublin
Two men have been arrested in connection with the seizure of some €350,000 worth of drugs in Dublin last night.
Gardaí arrested the two men and seized a quantity of drugs following an operation in the Blanchardstown area of the capital.
The operation which was led by the Organised Crime Unit/ Garda National Drugs Unit & assisted by the Blanchardstown Garda Drugs Unit took place after the stop and search of a car at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre at approximately 8pm last night.
After searching the car, 30 kilos of Cannabis was seized and two men, both in their 30s were arrested.
They are both detained at Blanchardstown Garda Station under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act and can be held up to seven days.
In a follow-up operation, a house in Fortlawn and a warehouse in Blakestown, both in Blancharstown, were searched and a further 30 kilos of Cannabis was seized.
A Gardaí spokesman said this morning the total street value of both seizures was approximately €350,000.
The spokesman went on to say the operation is aimed at targeting organised crime in the west Dublin area.
(DW)
Gardaí arrested the two men and seized a quantity of drugs following an operation in the Blanchardstown area of the capital.
The operation which was led by the Organised Crime Unit/ Garda National Drugs Unit & assisted by the Blanchardstown Garda Drugs Unit took place after the stop and search of a car at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre at approximately 8pm last night.
After searching the car, 30 kilos of Cannabis was seized and two men, both in their 30s were arrested.
They are both detained at Blanchardstown Garda Station under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act and can be held up to seven days.
In a follow-up operation, a house in Fortlawn and a warehouse in Blakestown, both in Blancharstown, were searched and a further 30 kilos of Cannabis was seized.
A Gardaí spokesman said this morning the total street value of both seizures was approximately €350,000.
The spokesman went on to say the operation is aimed at targeting organised crime in the west Dublin area.
(DW)
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