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28/02/2011
Over €1M Cannabis Seized In Dublin
Over €1M worth of cannabis has been seized in two separate drug finds in Dublin over the weekend.
In the latest incident, Gardai seized a quantity of Herbal Cannabis and arrested a woman in her 40's on Sunday night after an operation by detectives from the Garda National Drugs Unit, Pearse Street Drugs Unit and Revenue Customs Service.
The woman was charged and will appear before Court Number one CCJ Parkgate Street at 10.30am on Monday morning.
Gardai seized a quantity of Herbal Cannabis worth €300,000 during a search of accommodation in the north inner city area of Dublin.
The woman aged in her 40s is currently detained under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act, 1996, at Pearse Street Garda Station.
In an earlier find, Gardai seized cannabis resin and arrested a male aged in his 40s after conducting a search in North Dublin.
The search was part of an ongoing investigation into the sale and supply of drugs. The "intelligence led" operation led members of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Units to a premises in the North Dublin on Saturday evening.
During the search Cannabis Resin with an estimated street value of €900,000 was recovered.
A man arrested during the operation is currently detained at Ashbourne Garda Station under the Drug Trafficking Act.
(DW)
In the latest incident, Gardai seized a quantity of Herbal Cannabis and arrested a woman in her 40's on Sunday night after an operation by detectives from the Garda National Drugs Unit, Pearse Street Drugs Unit and Revenue Customs Service.
The woman was charged and will appear before Court Number one CCJ Parkgate Street at 10.30am on Monday morning.
Gardai seized a quantity of Herbal Cannabis worth €300,000 during a search of accommodation in the north inner city area of Dublin.
The woman aged in her 40s is currently detained under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act, 1996, at Pearse Street Garda Station.
In an earlier find, Gardai seized cannabis resin and arrested a male aged in his 40s after conducting a search in North Dublin.
The search was part of an ongoing investigation into the sale and supply of drugs. The "intelligence led" operation led members of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Units to a premises in the North Dublin on Saturday evening.
During the search Cannabis Resin with an estimated street value of €900,000 was recovered.
A man arrested during the operation is currently detained at Ashbourne Garda Station under the Drug Trafficking Act.
(DW)
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