Dublin Gardai made a big sting on the crime scene on Thursday night when a man in a van was arrested after being caught with over €81,500 worth of drugs in his possession.
Officers in Ballyfermot stopped the vehicle in Ushers Quay as part of an intelligence led operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the area.
During the search at around 11:30pm, the man in his 30s was nabbed after a search of the van found €15,400 worth of cocaine, €17,000 of crack cocaine and over €2,700 of prescription medication called Zopiclone tablets.
During a follow-up search of a vehicle parked at a nearby housing complex, Gardaí also recovered €39,200 worth of Diamorphine and a further €7,200 worth of Zopiclone tablets.
All drugs are currently being analysed but are said to be worth a combined total of €81,500.
The arrested man was taken to Clondalkin Garda Station where he is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
A Garda spokesman added that investigations are ongoing.
