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01/10/2008
Gardaí Drug Bust Scoops €5m
A Gardaí operation in Dublin has turned up a major drug find resulting in arrests and the seizure of a heroin stash worth almost €5 million.
According to a Gardaí spokesman, an ongoing operation targeting illegal drug activity in the South Dublin area led officers from the National Support Services to stop a van in the Templeogue area.
On board, officers found what is believed to be 10kg of heroin, pending official analysis, and resulting in the arrest of two men in the same area of Dublin on Tuesday afternoon.
The men are both in their mid 20's and are being detained in Terenure and Rathmines Garda stations under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act.
However, during a follow-up search of an apartment in the Nangor Road area of Clondalkin on Tuesday evening, Gardai recovered what is believed to be 14kg of cocaine and 4 kg of cannabis pending analysis, along with assorted drug paraphernalia.
At this time Gardaí believe the total estimated street value of the seizures is in excess of €5 million.
(DW/JM)
According to a Gardaí spokesman, an ongoing operation targeting illegal drug activity in the South Dublin area led officers from the National Support Services to stop a van in the Templeogue area.
On board, officers found what is believed to be 10kg of heroin, pending official analysis, and resulting in the arrest of two men in the same area of Dublin on Tuesday afternoon.
The men are both in their mid 20's and are being detained in Terenure and Rathmines Garda stations under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act.
However, during a follow-up search of an apartment in the Nangor Road area of Clondalkin on Tuesday evening, Gardai recovered what is believed to be 14kg of cocaine and 4 kg of cannabis pending analysis, along with assorted drug paraphernalia.
At this time Gardaí believe the total estimated street value of the seizures is in excess of €5 million.
(DW/JM)
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