Issue date: 16/03/2021
Gardaí have seized €45,000 of suspected drugs in Co. Kerry on March 15, 2021.
At around 11.30pm Gardaí the Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit, assisted by Tralee Gardaí, executed a search warrant at an apartment on Upper Castle Street, Tralee. During the search Gardaí seized eights bottles containing suspected xanax tablets with an estimated street value of €8,000. As Gardaí continued the search the found €37,200 of suspected cocaine that had been split into 19 bags.
Gardaí also seized a number of mobile phones and a weighing scales. All of the suspected drugs will now be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
A man, aged in his 30s, was arrested at the scene and was brought to Tralee Garda Station. He is currently detained under the provisions of Section 2 Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996
