LAST UPDATE | 2 Feb
TWO MEN HAVE been arrested after gardaí seized €3.1 million worth of cocaine and €213,000 in cash during a day of action yesterday.
The arrests were made as part of ongoing investigations into the activities of a drug trafficking network based in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) and Eastern Region.
A total of 37 dwellings, businesses and vehicles were searched in Dublin and Wicklow.
Following the search of a vehicle in Wicklow, 44kg of cocaine with an estimated value of €3.1 million was seized.
A man, aged in his 30s, is currently detained at a garda station in the DMR in connection with this search.
Gardaí also discovered €213,000 in cash at a residence in Clondalkin.
Another man, aged in his 30s, is currently detained at a Garda Station in the DMR as part of this investigation.
A further €140,000 in cash was seized in other searches. A total of €353,000 was seized as part of the operation. In excess of €280,000 was frozen in bank accounts.
Eight vehicles, estimated to be worth over €200,000 were seized as evidence of money laundering and proceeds of crime.
A quantity of jewellery, including designer watches, electronic devices, laptops, and smartphones were also seized.
Gardaí have said investigations are ongoing.
Elsewhere, a man in his 40s was arrested following the discovery of €1.1 million worth of herbal cannabis in the Limerick area yesterday.
Gardaí attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and the Kerry Divisional Drug Unit carried out a joint operation with Revenue’s Customs Service in the Limerick area yesterday.
Around 55 kilograms of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €1.1m was seized.
The man is currently detained at a Garda Station in the Southern Region and a garda spokesperson said investigations are ongoing.
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