A total of €65,000 worth of drugs and a large sum of cash were seized by the gardai in Co Kildare.
A man was arrested after officers raided three premises, two houses and a commercial garage, in Naas this morning.
Gardai recovered €50,000 in cash as well as documentation and a small quantity of suspected cannabis herb.
The 26-year-old man is currently being detained at Naas Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
A garda spokesman said: “This arrest and today's searches are part of investigations into the distribution of controlled drugs in the area and follow on from the search of an apartment complex in Naas on Saturday, 1st August, 2020, where suspected cocaine with an estimated value of €50,000 (pending analysis), suspected cannabis herb to the value of €15,000 (pending analysis) and approximately €50,000 in cash, were seized.
“Investigations are ongoing.”
