Issue Date: 9th November 2022
As part of ongoing investigations targeting persons suspected of involvement in an organised crime group operating in the Santry area, an operation was carried out earlier today, Wednesday, 9th November 2022. The joint Operation was conducted by personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and the Ballymun and Coolock District Drug Units and the Revenue Customs Service.
During the course of the operation, a premises was searched in the Santry area of Dublin and approximately 5.5 Kgs of cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €110,000 was seized by Revenue Officers.
Gardaí arrested a male in his teens in connection with the seizure. He is currently detained at Ballymun Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
Investigations ongoing.
