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Laura Lyne

Stoneybatter raid sees €140k cannabis and €30k stolen property seized as man arrested

A raid in north Dublin has seen €140,000 of drugs and €30,000 of stolen property seized and a man arrested.

The search of a premises in Stoneybatter took place yesterday, December 11 under a warrant.

A man was arrested after the cannabis herb and stolen goods including clothes, electrical good and cosmetics were found inside the building.

He remains in custody in Store Street garda station.

A garda spokesman said: "Gardaí in Store Street have seized €140,000 worth of suspected cannabis herb along with suspected stolen property with an approximate value of €30,000 following a search at a residence in Dublin 7, yesterday 10th December 2020.

"At approximately 5pm yesterday afternoon, a search warrant was executed at a location in the Stoneybatter area. Gardaí discovered cannabis herb believed to be valued at €140,000 (pending analysis).

"Gardaí also seized 200 individual items which included clothing, electrical goods and cosmetics. These items are believed be stolen property and have an approximate value of €30,000.

"One man (40s) has been arrested in connection with this seizure and is currently detained at Store Street Garda Station under Section 4 of Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

"Investigations are ongoing."

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