Man Arrested and Charged Following Seizure of over €33,000 of Cocaine, Dundalk, Sunday 10th May 2020

On the evening of Sunday 10th May 2020, Gardaí stopped and searched a man in his 20s in the Muirhevnamore area of Dundalk.

During the course of the search, Gardaí recovered suspected cocaine with an estimated value of €2000 (pending analysis).

The man in his 20s was arrested and detained at Dundalk Garda Station.

During a number of follow-up searches related to this incident, Gardaí seized a further quantity of suspected cocaine with an estimated value of €31,500 (pending analysis).

The man in his 20s has since been charged and is appearing at Ardee District Court this morning Monday 11th May 2020.