Cocaine worth an estimated €140,000 seized in Dublin

Gardaí discovered the drugs during an operation in the Lucan area on Monday

Gardaí have seized cocaine with an estimated value of €140,000 in Dublin. File photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times
Gardaí have seized cocaine with an estimated value of €140,000 in Dublin. File photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times

Gardaí have seized cocaine with an estimated value of €140,000 in Dublin, as part of an ongoing investigation.

The drugs were discovered when officers stopped and searched a number of vehicles in the Lucan area at 8pm on Monday evening.

Three men, aged 31, 32 and 35, were arrested at the scene .

They are currently being detained at Clondalkin and Ronanstown Garda stations under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.