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The cocaine seized in its packaging An Garda Síochána
Cocaine
Four men arrested after gardaí seize €7.2 million worth of cocaine from Shankill and Gorey
Some €47,000 in cash was also recovered along with a number of digital devices of evidential value.
FOUR MEN HAVE been arrested after gardaí seized a large quantity of cocaine estimated to be worth over €7.2 million.
As part of investigations targeting organised crime, gardaí conducted several searches in Gorey, Co Wexford and Shankill, Co Dublin on Monday.
The Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau and the Garda Dogs Unit were part of the searches.
They seized around 104 kilograms of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €7,280,000.
The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
Some €47,000 in cash was also recovered along with a number of digital devices of evidential value.
Gardaí arrested four men: one in his 20s, one in his 30s, and two in their 40.
They are currently detained under Section 50 of Criminal Justice Act 2007 at garda stations in Wexford and Dublin City.
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