Police in Dublin have arrested a man and seized €400,000 worth of cannabis following a raid on a residence in Swords. The drugs, which weighed 20kg, were found in 40 vacuum-sealed bags. A 40-year-old man was arrested at the scene and is currently detained. The seizure forms part of an ongoing operation targeting drug trafficking networks.
Gardaí attached to the Dublin Crime Response Team conducted a search of a residence in Swords on Saturday as part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of illegal drugs and related criminal activity in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.
A male in his 40s was arrested at the scene for an offence contrary to Section 15 Misuse of Drugs Act 1977/84 and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1996 at a Garda station in the DMR.Speaking following the seizure, Assistant Commissioner Paul Cleary, DMR said: "This large seizure is another step towards the dismantling of this gang, from whom An Garda Síochána in the DMR have now seized over €2 million in illegal drugs.
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