Two men arrested after €1.3 million worth of drugs seized in Co Kildare

The search was part of an investigation into the sale and supply of drugs by an organised crime group in west Dublin.

TWO MEN HAVE been arrested after drugs with an estimated value of close to €1.3 million has been seized in Co Kildare

It’s been described as a “very significant development in the efforts of An Garda Síochána in supporting local policing operations in dismantling criminal gangs”. Gardaí also seized three kilograms of cannabis herb, with an estimated value of €60,000, and 800 grams of suspected heroin, with an estimated value of €112,000.Garda Press Office Image of the seized drugs. Garda Press Office

This unit included a hydraulic press, ovens, vacuum packing equipment, bagging and approximately 135kg of mixing agent.They were taken to separate Garda Stations in West Dublin and Kildare, where they were currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1996.

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