One man has been charged in relation to €610,000 worth of drugs seized as part of an intelligence led operation targeting organised criminality in Dublin on Wednesday.
Three men were arrested and one of them, aged 49, has been charged and will appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin, this morning
The other two men, aged 42 and 46, have been released.
The Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) carried out an intervention on three vehicles in Swords on Wednesday.
During the course of the operation, gardaí seized cocaine to the value of €350,000 and suspected cannabis to the value of €260,000.
Three men in their 40s have been arrested and €610,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis have been seized following an operation by Gardaí attached to GNDOCB in Swords, Co. Dublin last night. pic.twitter.com/dpG88dy5Md
— Garda Info (@gardainfo) September 17, 2020
Assistant Commissioner John O’Driscoll of Organised and Serious Crime said: "An Garda Síochána is committed to disrupting the activities of organised criminals supplying drugs to our communities.
“This seizure of a substantial quantity of cocaine and cannabis is significant in this regard.”
