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The seized cocaine Garda Press Office

Seizure

Half-a-million euro of cocaine has been seized from a house in Dublin

A man in his late 30s has been arrested.

COCAINE, WORTH AN estimated €500,000, has been seized following a search operation in west Dublin this evening.

A man in his late 30s has been arrested following the seizure at a house in the Ronanstown area, gardaí say.

The search was carried out by officers from the Ronanstown Drugs Unit and Detective Unit.

The arrested man is being detained at Lucan Garda Station and can be held for up to seven days.

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