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14/05/2013
Two Arrested In Connection With Drug Seizures
Cocaine with an estimated street value of €70,000 has been seized and a man in his 20s were arrested on Monday afternoon by garda on Gardiner Street Lower in Dublin city centre.
The drugs were found in the mans personal belongings when he was stopped by garda around 16:00 on Monday afternoon.
Aannabis, with an estimated value of €20,000, was then discovered during a follow up search of an apartment in Christchurch.
A woman, also in her 20s, was arrested at the scene.
The pair are being held under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act 1996.
(MH/CD)
The drugs were found in the mans personal belongings when he was stopped by garda around 16:00 on Monday afternoon.
Aannabis, with an estimated value of €20,000, was then discovered during a follow up search of an apartment in Christchurch.
A woman, also in her 20s, was arrested at the scene.
The pair are being held under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act 1996.
(MH/CD)
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