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Gardaí arrested a man and discovered drugs worth an estimated €2.2 million after stopping a car on the motorway in Laois yesterday.
“Yesterday evening, as part of ongoing investigations under Operation Tara targeting drug trafficking networks, officers attached to the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) with assistance from the Clondalkin Drugs Unit, intercepted a vehicle on the M7 motorway in County Laois,” gardai said.
Approximately €100,000 worth of suspected cocaine was discovered and seized by Gardaí.
A male, aged in his 30s, was arrested at the scene and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.
A follow-up search was conducted of a residence in West Dublin which resulted in a further seizure of an estimated €160,000 cannabis, €1.2 million ketamine, €530,000 cocaine and €210,000 diamorphine.
A quantity of cash and a number of items were also seized by Gardaí.
The seized drugs, with a total estimated street value of €2.2 million, have been forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
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