Issue Date: 22/03/2021
Gardaí seized €60,000 of suspected cocaine during a search operation in Temple Bar, Dublin 2 on Monday 22nd March, 2021.
As part of an ongoing investigation into the sale and supply of drugs in the area, Gardaí conducted an intelligence operation at a location in Temple Bar, Dublin 2 in the early hours of this morning.
During the course of the operation, Gardaí seized suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of approximately €60,000, in various sized packaging, which is subject to analysis. A number of mobile phones were also seized along with a quantity of cash.
Eight men, (ages ranging from 29 years to 18 years and one juvenile) were arrested at the scene and taken to a number of different Garda station in the Dublin region. They are all currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
Investigations are ongoing.
