13/07/2016

€10,000 Worth Of Controlled Drugs Seized In Waterford

Revenue officers have seized controlled drugs worth an estimated €10,000 in an intelligence led joint operation involving Customs Service, the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, the Waterford Drugs Unit and the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA).

During the operation a house in the Waterford area was searched and a quantity of controlled drugs – 5,000 Diazepam and Alprazolam and 50g Cannabis Resin – were seized.

A male, aged 29, and a female, aged 28, were arrested by Gardaí and have been detained at Waterford Garda Station under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 as amended.

Investigations are continuing.

(MH/CD)


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