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A 24-year-old man was arrested in Dublin on Wednesday on suspicion of drug trafficking after a series of raids in the capital targeting organised crime.
The man was questioned by gardaí in the city’s Bridewell after they seized a quantity of heroin during the searches, which were aimed at disrupting the work of the Kinahan gang.
The man was later released without charge and gardaí said a file would be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
A garda spokesman said a number of “encrypted communications devices” were seized in the course of seven searches at properties in the north and south inner city.
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Assistant Commissioner, John O’Driscoll, who heads Special Crime Operations (SCO) said: “The searches undertaken this morning represent further evidence of the Garda Siochána’s unrelenting efforts to dismantle organised crime groups (OCGs) that are involved in drug trafficking and a wide range of other criminality and who are attempting to murder particular people”.
The operation was carried out by personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) supported by the Special Crime Task Force (SCTF) and personnel within DMR North Central division.