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€360,000 of Ketamine seized and one man arrested in Dublin - Friday 26th March 2021

Issue Date: 27/03/2021

On Friday 26th March 2021, An Garda Síochána through the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and Raheny District Drugs Unit, along with Revenue’s Customs Service, participated in a joint intelligence led operation. In the course of the operation, approximately 5.924kgs of a substance suspected to be Ketamine, with an estimated street value of €360,000 (analysis pending) was seized in a house in the Dublin 5 area.

A 19-year-old man was arrested and detained at Raheny Garda Station, pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. He was later charged in connection with the case and appeared before a sitting of Dublin District Court this morning, Saturday 27 March 2021.