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Michelle Cullen

Man arrested after Revenue seize €110,000 worth of cannabis in major search operation

A 35-year-old man has been arrested after gardai seized suspected herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €110,000 in Dublin on Friday.

The seizure was made as part of ongoing investigations targeting persons suspected to be involved in an organised crime group operating in the Coolock area.

A joint operation was conducted by personnel attached to the Revenue Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and the DMR North Central Coolock and Clontarf Drugs Units.

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During the course of this operation, a premises was searched in the Coolock area, and drugs consisting of 5.5kg of suspected herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of €110,000 was seized by Revenue Officers.

Gardaí arrested a male, aged 35 years, who is currently detained at Raheny Garda Station pursuant to Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

Investigations are ongoing.

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