17/07/2008

Man In Court Over €250k Drugs Seizure

A 37-year-old man is due to appear in court today, in relation to the discovery of cocaine worth an estimated street value of around €250,000.

The seizure was made by the Garda National Drugs Unit in a car on the Malahide Road, Dublin, during a surveillance operation.

The drugs were found during an investigation into the activities of a north Dublin drugs gang.

The man was arrested on Tuesday at an apartment in the Northern Cross area, in North Dublin.

(JM/NS)

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