Six people arrested after seizure of cannabis gardaí worth € 600,000 and € 130,000 in cash

SIX PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED after Gardaí seized cannabis herb with an estimated value of 600,000 euros and 130,000 euros in cash following several searches in Dublin and Wicklow yesterday.

The raids were part of a Gardaí-led intelligence operation attached to the Pearse Street station in the sale and supply of illicit drugs.

Shortly before 3pm yesterday, a car was intercepted in Rathnew, Co Wicklow. Gardaí searched the car and found a suitcase containing cannabis herb worth € 600,000 (pending analysis).

The driver of this car, a 42-year-old man, was arrested at the scene and taken to Garda Station on Pearse Street, where he was detained under section two of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 .

After this interception, a car later stopped on Walkinstown Road in Co Dublin. Gardaí seized 85,000 euros in cash after a search of the car. Later, a 46-year-old man was arrested and taken to the Garda station on Pearse Street. He was also arrested under article two of the Drug Trafficking Law.

A final follow-up search of a Dublin residence led to the seizure of small amounts of suspected cannabis herb and € 45,000 in cash. The occupants of this residence, a woman and three men, were arrested at the scene. The four individuals were taken to Pearse Street and Kevin Street stations.

Investigations are ongoing.