Gardai seized over a whopping €1.5million worth of drugs and cash as part of a major operation spanning two counties.
A man was arrested after officers found cocaine with an estimated street value of €1.2million along with significant sums of cash in Co Meath and co Dublin. Gardai stopped two vehicles in The Ward area of Dublin near the Meath border on Monday at around 4pm.
After finding a large amount of cocaine, officers went on to search three business premises, six residential properties, and lands at two locations in The Ward area. In the course of the searches, cash totalling €350,000 and £28,000 sterling (€32,730.32) was seized along with financial documentation, vehicles, electronic devices, a money counter, and a vacuum-packing machine.
One man, 40, was arrested on suspicion of committing organised crime offences and is currently detained at a garda station in Meath. Assistant Commissioner of Organised and Serious Crime, Justin Kelly said: "The focus of An Garda Síochána is preventing harm to our communities.
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This operation has prevented a significant amount of cocaine making it onto our streets for supply, the profit from which would have been reinvested, not only in further drugs supply, but also to fuel other forms of violence and harm.
"Seizing this huge sum of cash is a significant blow for this organised crime group and demonstrates our strategy to dismantle such groups and deprive them of their illicit profits."
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