Gardaí seize €600,000 worth of cocaine in Clondalkin

Approximately 9kg of cocaine intercepted by Garda drugs unit in vehicle search

Gardaí seize estimated €600,000 worth of cocaine from vehicle in west Dublin. Photograph: Garda Press Office

Sun Mar 17 2019 - 19:03

More than €600,000 worth of cocaine has been seized following a Garda search in west Dublin on Saturday evening.

Gardaí from the national drugs and organised crime bureau intercepted a car travelling on the Newlands Road, near Clondalkin, west Dublin, at 6.40pm on Saturday.

Following a search of the car 9kg of cocaine was discovered, with an estimated street value of more than €600,000. The exact quantity of cocaine seized will be subject to an analysis from the State forensic laboratory.

Gardaí arrested a man in his 30s at the scene, who is being questioned at Lucan Garda Station, a Garda spokesman said.