Man held after €125,000 cocaine seizure in Dublin

Gardai in north Dublin are questioning a 23-year-old man after in relation to  the seizure of €125,000-worth of cocaine yesterday…

Gardai in north Dublin are questioning a 23-year-old man after in relation to  the seizure of €125,000-worth of cocaine yesterday.

The drugs were seized during a search of a car in what gardaí say was a routine checkpoint in the Clonshaugh area.

In a follow-up search of a house in the area a sawn-off shotgun and a further €1,000 of cocaine.

The man is being held in Santry Garda Station under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act and can be held for up to seven days.

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