Gardaí seize €210,000 worth of cocaine and arrest one man in Clondalkin search

Gardaí in Clondalkin have arrested a man following a search operation that took place last night.

In a statement, a Garda spokesperson said: “At approximately 10.30p.m. last night, a search operation was conducted under warrant at a domestic residence in Clondalkin, Dublin 22.

“During the course of the search, Gardaí discovered approximately 3kg of cocaine, with an estimated street value of €210,000 (subject to analysis) along with a quantity of drug paraphernalia.

“One man, aged 25 years was arrested at the scene and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in West Dublin.”

Investigations are ongoing.