Man arrested after heroin and cocaine worth an estimated €250k seized in Dublin

The man is currently being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

GARDAÍ FROM BALLYMUN in Dublin have seized heroin and cocaine with an estimated street value of €250,000 during an operation today.

DUBLIN - Gardaí from Ballymun have seized Heroin & Cocaine with an estimated street value of €250k (analysis pending) during a search of a house in the Cromcastle area of Kilmore. One man (20s) has been arrested & is currently detained at Ballymun Station. pic.twitter.com/oky0lyTpep
— Garda Info (@gardainfo) June 13, 2019

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As a result of an intelligence led operation targeting organised crime groups involved in the sale and supply of illegal drugs, gardaí from Ballymun searched a house in the Cromcastle area of Kilmore.

As a result of the search, gardaí recovered in excess of 1kg of heroin and a quantity of cocaine with a combined estimated street value of €240,000 (pending analysis), along with £7,500 in cash (€8,430).

One man, an Irish national aged 20, has been arrested under the Misuse of Drugs Act. He is currently being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Ballymun Garda Station.

The investigation is ongoing.

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