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A man has been arrested after gardaí seized €200,000 worth of MDMA in the early hours of Monday morning in Co Wexford.
Uniformed and plain-clothed gardaí were performing a checkpoint in Clonard just after midnight as part of an ongoing operation when a car turned away from the checkpoint and failed to stop.
Gardaí arrested a male driver in his 20s a short time later, who was then conveyed to Wexford Garda station.
A search of the car led to the discovery of a significant quantity of MDMA (pending analysis). A follow-up search at a property in Co Wexford resulted in a substantial seizure of what is also believed to be MDMA.
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Further to this, gardaí in Wexford searched another car and another find of suspected MDMA was made. It is estimated that the combined value of the drugs seized is approximately €200,000.
Gardaí said enquires are ongoing and it is anticipated that further arrests will be made.
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