12.8 million euro of drugs seized in Irish midlands

Almost 13 cardinal euros worthy of drugs person been seized successful an cognition successful the Irish midlands.

Three men person besides been arrested successful the ongoing cognition successful in Co Laois.

A Garda spokesperson said officers from the Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT) are conducting an ongoing, intelligence-led cognition successful Mountmellick and a fig of different locations.

They said that astir 182kg of cocaine and 4kg of cannabis herb person been seized, and that the estimated worth of drugs seized is successful excess of 12.8 cardinal euros (£10.6 million).

They added that 3 men person been arrested and are presently detained nether Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, astatine Garda stations successful the Eastern Region.

Assistant Commissioner Paul Cleary said the cognition has taken down a proviso web for cocaine.

“This intelligence-led cognition conducted by the Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT) has taken down the main proviso web for cocaine and ace cocaine into West Dublin,” helium said.

“This cognition targeting the sourcing, mentation and organisation of important quantities of these illicit drugs, stopped them from entering our communities and is different important stroke to an Organised Criminal Group.”