AN AUDI A3, €30,000 worth of jewellery including a €15,000 watch, heroin worth €3,000 and a substantial amount of cash were all seized in raids of four houses in south Dublin this morning.

Documents were also seized along with other items of stolen property, which will be forensically examined.

A man and a woman in their 20s were arrested and are being held at Kevin Street Garda station.

The raids were part of Operation Thistle targeting organised criminals in the south inner city of Dublin.

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Audi, jewellery and watch worth €15,000 among items seized in south Dublin house raids

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