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Gardai seize vehicle, cannabis, and cash as man arrested in Dublin

A man was arrested as gardai seized a vehicle, drugs, and cash in Dublin.

Gardai on patrol stopped and searched a vehicle on Longmile Road in Drimnagh on Thursday evening. Officers seized the vehicle after discovering it was not taxed or insured.

They found €8,300 in cash during the search of the vehicle following which the driver, a man in his 30s, was arrested. Gardai searched the man's house under a search warrant and found cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €140,000.

A garda spokeswoman said: "The drugs seized will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis. The man remains detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 in a south Dublin garda station and investigations are ongoing."

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