Five people were arrested after gardai seized a whopping €300,000 of suspected drugs in north Dublin.
Gardai searched a number of residences in Finglas as part of a raid on Friday. A woman, 30s, and man, 20s, were arrested after officers found suspected cocaine with an estimated value of €20,000, controlled tablet, and cash at a home in Finglas south at around 10.20am that day.
They were taken to Finglas Garda Station where they were detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. In a follow up-search at a residence in a separate apartment block at this complex, gardai discovered a suspected cannabis grow house in a downstairs bedroom and in an upstairs hot press.
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Officers also discovered a sophisticated operation suspected of manufacturing cannabis jellies which included cooking equipment, jelly casts, food dyes and cannabis oils. A large number of cannabis jellies which were pre-packed were seized.
Three men (two in their 30s and one in his 50s) were arrested at the scene, taken to Finglas and Blanchardstown Garda Stations and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. Gardai also seized suspected cocaine and cannabis during searches of communal areas of this apartment complex, along with a crypto-currency mining rig.
In total, €300,000 of suspected drugs (€100,000 cocaine and €200,000 cannabis) was seized along with €14,000 in cash. All of the drugs seized will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
The woman in her 30s arrested has since been charged and bailed to appear at Blanchardstown District Court on Friday, December 9, 2022, at 10:30am. The man in his 20s has since been released without charge and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The three other men arrested as part of this operation are still being detained. Chief Superintendent Finbarr Murphy, Blanchardstown Garda Station, said: "It is of serious concern that what appears to be a cannabis jelly manufacturing operation has been discovered and now dismantled. We have previously seen a number of children hospitalized, seriously ill, as a result of consuming cannabis jelly products.
"The production of these products is an insidious, clear attempt by organized crime groups to normalise these illegal activities. These products designed to look like normal edible jellies are dangerous, not just to children but to any person consuming them."
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