Gardai stumbled across a “€350,000 cocaine haul” as they searched the home of a suspect in the theft of a family car with a nine-month-old baby inside.
Details of how 5kg of the alleged drugs were found in a home in North Dublin emerged last night after the carjacking suspect was arrested. It’s suspected he was stopped while driving the stolen car.
Gardai uncovered the drugs while investigating an attempted aggravated burglary at a property in Ballymun where the suspect was believed to be staying. After they had been alerted to the incident, in which there has been signs of forced entry of the home, officers entered the property and found the huge haul of suspected cocaine.