Yesterday, Monday 17th July 2017 a search operation took place in the Ballyfermot Parade area of Dublin 10.
As part of ongoing investigations targeting serious and organised criminal activity in the Dublin Region an operation was conducted by the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau supported by the Special Crime Task Force.
During this operation cannabis and heroin with an estimated street value of €4 million (subject to analysis) was seized along with drug paraphernalia, vacuum packing machine, cash counting machine, stun guns and two firearms (a sawn off shotgun and a semi automatic pistol). Follow up searches were conducted in the South Inner City and three males aged 46, 44 and 39 were arrested. They remain in custody at Clondalkin and Ballyfermot Garda Stations under Section 2 of Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
