A man has been arrested after he was found carrying thousands of euro worth of drugs while they searched for a stolen jeep.
The incident happened yesterday on the Boghall Road in Bray after the stolen jeep was identified outside the house.
As gardai approached the residence with a search warrant, the man tried to escape through the back of the house but was caught by gardai.
They searched his backpack and inside found over €30,000 in various drugs and over €8,000 in cash along with the key to the stolen jeep.
A garda spokesman said: "As a result of an intelligence led operation carried out on Thursday, 16th July 2020, a jeep which had previously been reported stolen was identified by Gardaí parked outside a residence on the Boghall Road, Bray, County Wicklow.
"As Gardaí approached the residence to conduct a search under warrant, they observed a man with a backpack in the hallway of the property. The man ran towards the rear garden of the residence where he was apprehended by Gardaí.
"His backpack was searched and was found to contain, subject to analysis, approximately €7,000 of suspected cocaine, approximately €3,410 of suspected cannabis in 46 individual deal bags, and approximately €20,540 of suspected Alprazolam and Diazepam tablets.
"€8,810 in cash was also seized and the key to the stolen jeep was recovered.
"A man in his early 30s was arrested at the scene. He is currently being detained at Bray Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984."
