Four held after €500,000 cocaine seizure in Dublin

Gardaí estimate that cocaine with a street value of €500,000 was seized in a raid in Dublin last night.

Gardaí estimate that cocaine with a street value of €500,000 was seized in a raid in Dublin last night.

Four people are in custody today following the seizure of drugs, drug equipment and two firearms in Drimnagh in the southwest of the city at around 9pm.

Gardai from Kevin St Drugs and Detective units along with the Garda Dog Unit arrested carried out the raid in which a .22 rifle and a sawn off shot were seized along with assorted ammunition.