Man arrested as €269,000 worth of drugs and cash seized in Ballymun

Gardaí have seized crack cocaine and a large quantity of Diazepam tablets following a search of a house in the Santry Cross area of Ballymun, Dublin 11.

During the course of the raid on Friday night, €14,000 worth of crack cocaine and approximately €255,000 worth of Diazepam tablets were discovered and seized (pending analysis). Some €16,400 in cash, three mobile phone and other drug related paraphernalia were also seized.

A man, aged in his late 30s, was arrested at the scene and is currently detained at Ballymun Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

Investigations are ongoing.