25/08/2016

Drugs Seized In Series Of Raids Across South Dublin

Drugs, money and stolen property have been seized during a series of raids carried out across South Dublin City as part of Operation Thistle.

Dublin Gardaí from the South Central Division assisted by the newly formed Special Crime Task Force and the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau carried out a number of searches in the south inner city this morning, 25 August.

Searches of four premises were carried out resulting in the seizure of a quantity of heroin with an estimated street value of €3,000, a substantial sum of money and other items of stolen property were also recovered including jewellery to the value of €30,000, one watch has a value of €15,000. Documents have been seized which will be forensically examined.

An Audi A3 was also seized as part of the operation.

A man and a woman, both aged in their 20s, were arrested during the operation and are currently detained at Kevin Street Garda Station under the provisions of Section 2 Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

(MH/CD)

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