Gardaí arrest man in Dublin drugs raid

Gardaí arrested a man and seized a quantity of drugs in Glasnevin, Dublin, early this morning.

Gardaí arrested a man and seized a quantity of drugs in Glasnevin, Dublin, early this morning.

Gardaí from the Finglas/Cabra Drug Unit seized 2kg of what is believed to be cocaine, with an estimated street value of €140,000, on Sycamore Road.

The man arrested is in his 40s and is being detained in Cabra Garda stations under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1996, gardaí said.

He can be detained for up to seven days.

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