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08/02/2011
Three Due In Court Over Drug Seizure
Three men arrested on Monday over drug trafficking offenses are due to appear in front of a Dublin court tomorrow.
The men were arrested in Dublin in connection with the discovery of drugs in the Dublin area and will appear in court number three, Courts of Criminal Justice, in Dublin at 10.30am tomorrow, to be charged in relation to the seizure.
Gardaí reported yesterday that the arrests were made as part of an ongoing intelligence led operation into the sale and supply of drugs in the Dublin area.
Last night officers arrested the three men and seized 32 kilos of herbal cannabis, which has an estimated street value of approximately €400,000.
Gardaí from the Garda National Drugs Unit, assisted by the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested two males, aged 25 years and 40years, on Fassaugh Avenue in Cabra and seized 25 kilos of herbal cannabis.
In a follow up search on Carnlough Road, Cabra, a male aged 31 was arrested in possession of seven kilos of herbal cannabis.
The males are being detained at Cabra and Finglas Garda stations under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act.
(DW)
The men were arrested in Dublin in connection with the discovery of drugs in the Dublin area and will appear in court number three, Courts of Criminal Justice, in Dublin at 10.30am tomorrow, to be charged in relation to the seizure.
Gardaí reported yesterday that the arrests were made as part of an ongoing intelligence led operation into the sale and supply of drugs in the Dublin area.
Last night officers arrested the three men and seized 32 kilos of herbal cannabis, which has an estimated street value of approximately €400,000.
Gardaí from the Garda National Drugs Unit, assisted by the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested two males, aged 25 years and 40years, on Fassaugh Avenue in Cabra and seized 25 kilos of herbal cannabis.
In a follow up search on Carnlough Road, Cabra, a male aged 31 was arrested in possession of seven kilos of herbal cannabis.
The males are being detained at Cabra and Finglas Garda stations under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act.
(DW)
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