16/10/2014

Man Arrested Over €500,000 Cocaine Seizure

Cocaine worth an estimated street value of €500,000 has been seized and a man has been arrested during a house search in Dublin.

The Garda Drugs Unit recovered the drugs after searching a house in Oldtown Avenue, Santry, as part of an ongoing operation.

A man, aged in his 40s, was arrested at the scene and can be held for up to seven days.

(MH/CD)

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