Issue Date: 07/11/2024
Gardaí have seized a firearm, and suspected cocaine and cannabis, and arrested a man at a location in Priorswood, Dublin 17, on the evening of Wednesday 6th November 2024.
During the course of an intelligence-led operation, Gardaí from the Coolock Drugs Unit stopped and searched a male (20’s).
A double-barrel shotgun and 0.5 kg of suspected cocaine, worth an estimated €35,000 was seized. Suspected cannabis worth approximately €250 was also seized.
The firearm was made safe. It will now be sent on to the Ballistics Section of the Garda Technical Bureau to undergo analysis.
The drugs seized will be sent to FSI (Forensic Science Ireland) for analysis.
The male (20’s) was arrested and detained at a Garda Station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region pursuant to Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939.
Investigations are ongoing.
