Clondalkin

Man in his 40s arrested after major cocaine seizure in Dublin shopping complex

Over 2.65 kilos of the drug, worth around €190,000, was discovered in a planned search.

A MAN IN his 40s has been arrested after a major cocaine seizure in a shopping complex in Dublin yesterday afternoon.

Over 2.65 kilos of the drug, worth around €190,000, was discovered in a planned search in Clondalkin.

Other drug paraphernalia was located and seized during follow up searches.

Gardaí in Ronanstown seize cocaine (pending analysis) with an estimated value of €190,000. Man in his 40s arrested pic.twitter.com/KJtDgm2hWF
— Garda Info (@gardainfo) March 22, 2017

Garda Info / Twitter

The seizure was part of an operation targeting the illegal sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Clondalkin area.

The man in his 40s is being held at Ronanstown Garda Station.

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