Drugs haul found in south Dublin schoolyard

Cocaine with a street value of €200,000 was seized by gardai in a south Dublin schoolyard this morning

Cocaine with a street value of €200,000 was seized by gardai in a south Dublin schoolyard this morning

The drugs were found in the grounds of Archbishop McQuaid National School in Loughlinstown, Dún Laoghaire by the Drugs Unit after a surveillance operation.

A sawn-off shotgun and rounds of amunition were also found hidden in a hedge in the school grounds.

Three men were arrested - two in their 40s and one in his teens. The two older men were released without charge and files are to be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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A 19-year-old man later appeared in court charged in connection with the find.