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Gardaí seize drugs worth almost €500,000 in Dublin raid

Officers seized heroin, cocaine and a number of shotgun cartridges
Officers seized heroin, cocaine and a number of shotgun cartridges

Gardaí have seized drugs worth almost €500,000 and a number of shotgun cartridges following a search in Dublin today.

As part of an operation targeting organised crime and the sale and supply of illegal drugs in the Dublin 15 area, gardaí from Blanchardstown, the K-Community Action Team (K-CATs) and the District Drugs Unit carried out a search of a house in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, this morning.

During the search, officers seized heroin (pending analysis) to the value of €435,000, cocaine (pending analysis) to the value of €54,000 and a number of shotgun cartridges.

A man in his 20s was arrested by gardaí and is currently being detained at Blanchardstown Garda Station.

Drugs and shotgun cartridges

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