A MAN HAS been arrested following the seizure of an estimated €145,000 worth of cocaine in Dublin.
At around 4pm, a car was stopped just outside Sheepmore Estate in Blanchardstown during an intelligence-led operation, conducted by the Garda National Drugs and Organisation Crime Bureau.
A search of the car uncovered just over two kilogrammes of cocaine with an estimated street value of €145,000 (subject to analysis).
The sole occupant of the car, a 39-year-old man, was arrested at the scene.
He is currently detained at Blanchardstown Garda Station under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
Investigations are ongoing.
have your say