On Tuesday 17th March 2020, while on mobile Garda patrols, Gardaí attached to the K District Community Action Team conducted a search of two vehicles at Porterstown Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.
During the course of the searches, a package containing approximately €82,600 of suspected cocaine was seized (pending analysis).
Two men in their 30s were arrested at the scene and detained at Blanchardstown Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act, 1996.
A further search was conducted in the vehicles where another package containing approximately €81,200 of suspected cocaine was seized (pending analysis) as well as €24,985 in cash.
During a follow-up operation at a number of locations in the Dublin 15 area as part of their enquiries, Gardaí recovered approximately €6000 in cash as well as designer clothing and apparel with an estimated value of €24,000.
Investigations are ongoing.
