Two men have been arrested after gardai seized a whopping €350,000 worth of cannabis during an intelligence-led Dublin city centre raid.
Gardai targeting organised crime in Dublin launched the raid on a property in the Dublin 2 area yesterday.
They also intercepted a vehicle travelling in the area and, between the two searches, found 58 kilos of cannabis with a street value of €348,000.
Two men, one in his 20s and the other in his 30s, were arrested and are currently being held at Store Street Garda Station.
The full garda statement reads: "As part of the ongoing investigation targeting serious organised criminal activity involving the sale and supply of Controlled Drugs in the Dublin Metropolitan Region, Gardaí have seized approximately €348,000 of suspected Cannabis in the Dublin 2 area, 2nd November 2021.
"Personnel attached to the Special Crime Task Force and the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), intercepted a vehicle and searched an address in the Dublin 2 area of South Dublin.
"In the course of the operation, fifty eight kilogrammes of Cannabis with an estimated street sale value of €348,000 was seized.
"Two males, aged in their 20s and 30s have been arrested and are currently detained pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996, at Store Street Garda Station."
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