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03rd May 2019

Man arrested following large seizure of cannabis in Dublin

Dave Hanratty

A search warrant was carried out on Friday.

A man in his early 20s has been arrested after Gardaí seized a large quantity of cannabis in Lucan, County Dublin on Friday (3 May).

Gardaí attached to Lucan and Ronanstown Garda Station executed a search warrant at a house in Esker Lodge.

During the course of their search, Gardaí seized 1.5kg of cannabis, pictured above, with an estimated street value – subject to analysis – of €31,000.

The man who was arrested at the scene was subsequently taken to Ronanstown Garda Station where he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

He has since been released from custody.

A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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