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Dan Grennan

Cocaine and cannabis worth €200,000 seized in raid on Bray home

Gardai seized almost €200,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis during a search of a home in Bray.

A man in his 30s was arrested and is currently being detained in Shankill Garda Station. Approximately €195,000 in suspected cocaine and €4,400 in cannabis was seized in the raid.

The search of the home was the result of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs in the Dun Laoghaire, Shankill and Bray areas. A garda spokesman said: "Gardai seized approximately €195,000 of suspected cocaine and a quantity of suspected cannabis during the course of a search operation conducted as part of Operation Tara on Sunday 22nd January 2023 in County Wicklow.

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"As a result of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs in the Dun Laoghaire, Shankill and Bray areas, Gardaí from the Dublin Metropolitan Region East Divisional Drugs Unit conducted a search under warrant at a residence in the Old Connaught Avenue area of Bray at approximately 4:40pm.

"During the course of this search, approximately €195,000 of suspected cocaine and approximately €4,400 of suspected cannabis was seized by Gardaí. The seized drugs will now be brought to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.

He added: "A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and taken to Shankill Garda Station where he is currently detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. Investigations are ongoing."

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