Gardaí seized over €200,000 of suspected drugs and over €10,000 cash in two separate operations on Friday.
In Waterford city, gardaí seized over €141,000 of suspected cannabis, cocaine and tablets along with €10,540 in cash at around 7.45pm on Friday morning.
One man (50s) was arrested and is being detailed at a Garda station in Waterford under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
Approximately €89,320 of suspected cannabis, €20,700 of suspected cocaine, €24,000 of suspected Alprazolam tablets and €7,000 of suspected Zopiclone tablets were seized at the property in Ferrybank, Waterford city.
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Separately on Friday in Tallaght, west Dublin, two people were arrested and over €71,890 of suspected cocaine was seized by gardaí, in addition to a sum of cash during a search at a residence on Brookview Avenue at around 2.45pm.
A man (late 30s) and woman (late 40s) were arrested and are being detained at separate Garda Stations in Dublin under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
All drugs seized will be sent to forensic science Ireland for analysis and Garda investigations are ongoing.
