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Gardaí seize €350,000 worth of cocaine after probationer notices suspicious behaviour at traffic stop

A man was arrested following the seizure and remains in custody.

GARDAÍ SEIZED A quantity of cocaine and sterling in Dublin on Tuesday after a probationer garda noticed something suspicious at a road safety checkpoint.

Gardaí said they were conducting checkpoints in the Dublin 2 and Dublin 8 areas with an emphasis on enforcement and road safety awareness.

During the operation a probationer garda noticed a driver engage in suspicious behaviour while approaching a checkpoint and searched the vehicle. This search resulted in the seizure of €350,000 of cocaine and £15,000 cash sterling.

The driver (a man in his 30s) was arrested by the probationer member and is currently detained under section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in South Dublin.

Investigations are ongoing.

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