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07th Sep 2018

PICS: Gardaí make €1.8million drug seizure in Dublin

Alan Loughnane

A big haul…

Gardaí in Dublin seized €1.8 million worth of drugs following a raid on Thursday evening.

At approximately 5pm on Thursday, Gardaí from the Lucan District Drug Unit assisted by Gardaí from Ronanstown Garda Station carried out a planned search of a residence on Neilstown Road.

During the search, heroin with an estimated street value of up to €1.68 million was discovered. Diazepam and Xanax tablets with an estimated street value of up to €150,000 and cannabis herb with an estimated street value of up to €10,000 were also found at the residence.

Two people, a male in his 50s and a female in her 40s, were arrested at the scene and are currently detained at Garda Stations in west Dublin under the provisions of Section 2 of The Criminal Justice (Drug Traffic) Act 1996.

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