Gardaí seized three Glock handguns, a replica handgun, 28.5 kilogrammes of cocaine and a kilo of cannabis in the major haul
Gardaí have seized millions of euros of cocaine, a kilo of cannabis, three Glock handguns, and a replica handgun during an operation targeting organised crime activity on Friday.
In addition to this, planned searches of addresses were conducted in Kilkenny, Waterford, Tallaght and Ashbourne, with the assistance of the Garda Dog Unit and personnel attached to the Divisional Drug Units in Tallaght, Kilkenny and Ashbourne Garda stations.During this operation, three Glock handguns, a replica handgun, 28.5 kilogrammes of cocaine, worth approximately €2 million, and one kilo of cannabis herb, worth approximately €20,000, were recovered.
Four males, aged 55, 32, 27 and 22, were arrested in relation to drug trafficking and were detained, pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of Criminal Justice Act 1996, at Garda stations in Dublin and Meath.
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