Members of the Store Street Divisional Drugs Unit assisted by Revenue Customs Officers have seized approximately €100,000 worth of controlled drugs and arrested a man following search operations carried out in the Dublin 8 area on 10/08/2020.
On 10/08/2020 two apartments in the Dublin 8 area were searched. Cocaine, Methamphetamine and GHB (Gamma-hydroxybutyrate) worth an approximate €60,000 was discovered and seized. A man, aged in 40s, was arrested. He is currently detained at Store Street Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
Analysis of a seized mobile phone alerted Gardaí to a package due to be delivered to Ireland from the UK on 11/08/2020. Revenue Customs Officers were notified and a package containing €40,000 of methamphetamine was intercepted and seized.
All seized drugs will be sent for analysis.
Investigations are ongoing.
