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A man has been arrested following the seizure of €225,450 worth of suspected cocaine and heroin in Dún Laoghaire.
Gardaí discovered the drugs during a search at an apartment in a residential development at around 9pm on Thursday.
A Garda spokesman said members of the Dublin Metropolitan Region East Divisional Drugs Unit found cocaine with an estimated value of €253,050 and heroin worth an estimated €2,400 along with some drug paraphernalia.
A man in his late 40s was arrested during the search and taken to Dún Laoghaire Garda station, where he was detained for questioning under Section 2 of the 1996 Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act.
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Investigations into the matter are ongoing and the drugs have been sent for analysis.
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