A man in his 20s was arrested after gardaí stormed a house in Tallaght, Co Dublin and found a large consignment of illicit drugs.
Gardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT) seized over €182,000 of suspected drugs along with over €5,000 in cash and a number of high value watches during the search of the house on Saturday.
The search was a result of ongoing operations undertaken by the DCRT targeting the sale and supply of illicit drugs in the Dublin region.
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"During the course of the search which occurred at a residential premises in the Tallaght area, suspected cannabis herb (€122,000), cocaine (€58,000) and MDMA (€2,400) with a combined estimated value of €182,400 was seized, along with €5,655 in cash and seven high-end watches.," a garda spokesperson said.
All of the drugs seized will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.
"A man in his 20s has been arrested and he is currently being detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Dublin Garda station," gardaí confirmed.
Investigations are ongoing.
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