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Over €600k worth of drugs seized by organised crime gardaí during searches of cars in Swords, Dublin
Gardaí searched three cars.
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Gardaí searched three cars.
The drugs were discovered in seven separate parcels which originated from Spain, Canada and the US.
They are due in court tomorrow.
All of the suspected drugs will now be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
Around €15k worth of cash was also seized.
A search was carried out in the area at 1pm today as part of an intelligence led operation.
Investigations are ongoing.
The seizures were made in two separate searches of properties in Dundalk on Friday.
Search operations were carried out on Friday.
The drugs were found concealed within a load of melons and oranges.
All of the dogs are currently in the care of the CSPCA and the ISPCA.
Both shipments originated from Germany.
The dogs are lurchers, beagles and a border terrier.
The three men remain in garda custody.
The seizure happened in the St John’s Park area of Waterford city.
The drugs were seized during a search operation on Thursday.
A second man remains in custody.
Officers said they stopped and searched a man in his 20s in the Muirhevnamore area of Dundalk.
He is currently being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
Three men, aged 44, 48 and 59 years, were arrested at the scene.
Gardaí seized the drugs in Clondalkin, Dublin yesterday.
Gardaí said they seized 153 cannabis plants.
The checkpoint was carried out yesterday.
The drugs were found hidden behind the back seat of the vehicle.
The searches were carried out in Sligo, Roscommon and Mayo.
Revenue has also seized 860,000 cigarettes in the last week.
€4,000 in cash and cheques and a small quantity of controlled substances were also seized.
No arrests have been made.
The seizure was made during a search at Rathcline Court, Lanesborough in Co Longford.
Gardaí also seized around €20,000 of suspected cannabis, tablets and mixing agents.
Nine of the 12 dogs have raced in the last month
No arrests have been made in relation to the seizures.
The search was carried out at a home in Enniscorthy yesterday.
A 28-year-old man has been arrested by gardaí and detained at Ballymun garda station.
Police found the cache after searching an illegal lab.
No arrests were made as part of the search operation.
Those offences are alleged to have taken place on Monday, 11 November.
The drugs were seized during two separate searches in Mallow on Monday.
Smaller quantities of MDMA, cannabis herb and other drugs were also seized.