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08th Mar 2019

Man arrested following €360,000 cannabis seizure in Dublin

Dave Hanratty

The operation took place on Thursday.

One man has been arrested after a quantity of suspected cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €360,000 was seized in Dublin.

On Thursday (7 March), an intelligence-led operation targeting an organised crime group based in the Dublin and Kildare regions took place.

During the operation, Gardaí from the Eastern Region, supported by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, intercepted a van in the Coolock area.

Cannabis herb with an estimated value of €360,000 was seized and a 30-year-old man was arrested.

He is currently being detained in Ballymun Garda Station under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act 1996.

Image via An Garda Sióchána / Facebook

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