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Drugs with street value of 1.2 million euros seized in Kildare

PA Media logoPA Media 13.06.2023 22:24:39 By Claudia Savage, PA
Drugs with a street value of more than 1.2 million euros have been seized from a rural site in Co. Kildare (PA)

Drugs with a street value of more than 1.2 million euros have been seized from a rural site in Co Kildare.

As part of Operation Tara and an investigation into the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the West Dublin area, the Dublin Crime Response Team conducted a search on Monday.

During the search, Gardai seized 16kg of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of 1.12 million euros, 3kg of cannabis herb with an estimated value of 60,000 euros and 800g of suspected heroin with an estimated value of 112,000 euros.

Gardai also seized a large box lorry, which was being used as a mobile drug pressing preparation unit and had been equipped with a hydraulic press, ovens, vacuum packing equipment and bagging.

Two men in their 20s and 30s were arrested by Gardai and taken to separate garda stations in West Dublin and Kildare, where they are now.

The raid is part of a probe into a crime gang with significant links to the large scale sale and supply of controlled drugs across West Dublin.

Gardai say it marks a significant development in the efforts of An Garda Siochana in supporting local policing operations in dismantling criminal gangs causing harm in communities across the Dublin area.

A number of follow-up searches have been conducted at addresses in Dublin and Kildare, resulting in further small quantities of drugs being found and seized.

Investigations are ongoing.

mercredi 14 juin 2023 01:24:39 Categories: PA Media

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