26/08/2016

Man Arrested Following Finglas Drugs Seizure

A 56-year-old man is due to appear before the Courts of Criminal Justice charged in connection with a drug seizure in Finglas this week.

Gardaí from the Special Crime Task Force and the Organised Crime Bureau Unit seized 30 kg's of cannabis, half of kilo of cannabis herb worth an estimated street value of €190,000, and a quantity of cash during a search of a premises in north Dublin on Wednesday.

Two men were arrested and detained at Blanchardstown Garda Station under the provisions of Section 2 Criminal Justice  (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

A 45-year-old man appeared in court on Thursday, with the second man due to appear today (Friday).

Garda said the raid was carried out as part of an intelligence-led investigation into serious organised crime in the Dublin region.

(MH/CD)

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