Two released after €40,000 cocaine find

Gardaí have freed a youth and a woman who were arrested following the seizure of €40,000 worth of cocaine in Dublin yesterday…

Gardaí have freed a youth and a woman who were arrested following the seizure of €40,000 worth of cocaine in Dublin yesterday evening.

They were arrested during a raid on a flat in Upper Gardiner Street by members from the Divisional Task Force, based in Store Street.

The pair were held under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act before being released without charge.

A file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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