Two women arrested after gardaí seize drugs worth almost half a million euro
The drugs were recovered by Revenue Customs officers in Dublin on Friday.
Two women have been arrested after gardaí found almost half a million euro worth of drugs during searches in Dublin.
Gardaí said that as part of an intelligence-led operation, the National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau along with Coolock district drugs unit and Revenue Customs Service discovered 5.7kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of 79,800 euro.
The cannabis was seized by Revenue Customs officers in Dublin on Friday.
A further quantity of suspected cocaine, subject to analysis, with an estimated value of 368,000 euro, cash totalling 27,900 euro and drug paraphernalia were seized by gardaí in a follow-up search.
Two women, both aged in their 20s, were arrested and are being detained in garda stations in north Dublin under the provisions of section two of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
In total, 447,800 euro of controlled drugs were seized as part of the operation.
Investigations are ongoing, gardaí said.