Man arrested and €420,000 drugs seized by response team

GARDAÍ have seized €420,000 worth of drugs and arrested a man as part of searches in Dublin’s North Inner City this Wednesday evening, October 11.

Gardaí attached to the Dublin Crime Response Team seized 21 kilograms of cannabis herb, which has an estimated value of €420,000. 

A spokesperson for An Garda Síochána has said: "As part of this investigation, a man in his 40s is currently detained at a garda station in the  Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. 

"The drugs will now undergo analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI)."

Investigations are ongoing.