As part of an on going operation into the illegal sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Roscommon/Longford area Gardaí have seized cocaine with an estimated value of €23,000, pending analysis.
The drugs were seized by Gardaí attached to the Roscommon/Longford Divisional Drugs Unit following the planned search of a premises at Emmet Lodge, Inchicore, Dublin yesterday afternoon, Thursday 15th September 2016 at approximately 3.30pm. They were assisted by Gardaí from the DMR South Central Burglary Response Unit.
A woman, late 20's, was arrested at scene and is currently detained at Granard Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
A photograph of the seized drugs is available on request to pressoffice@garda.ie
