Gardai in Finglas seized thousands of euros worth of cocaine following a recent search as part of Operation Tara on Sunday.
According to a report, officers discovered €92,000 worth of the illegal substance, following a number of searches - which led to the arrest of one man in his 40s.
At around 5:30 pm on November 27, Gardaí from the Divisional Task Force in Santry saw a man “acting in a suspicious manner” in the Hampton Wood area of Finglas.
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When approached, the man fled the scene on foot and was arrested a short distance away.
He was taken to Ballymun Garda Station and was found to be in possession of a large tube containing suspected cocaine with an estimated value of €70,000.
As well as this, an additional €8,120 of suspected cocaine was also located in a small vacuum-packed bag and was seized, along with a digital weighing scale.
Gardaí later conducted a follow-up search of an apartment in the Balcurris Park East area of Ballymun where approximately €14,000 of suspected cocaine was seized.
The total estimated value of the suspected cocaine seized is €92,120 - all of which will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
The man in his 40s is still being detained at Ballymun Garda Station under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
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