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Three Women Due In Court After Dublin Drugs Seizure

Emma Tyrrell
Emma Tyrrell

07:19 2 Mar 2020


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Three women are due in court after a drugs seizure in Dublin, worth almost half a million euro.

Heroin and cocaine worth €175,000 and €70,000 respectively were seized when a car was searched in Ballyfermot on Friday.

It was part of an ongoing intelligence led operation targeting organised crime.

Two woman aged 18 and 22 and a 17 year-old boy were arrested. The teenager was later released without charge.

During a follow up operation in the early hours of Saturday morning a house was searched in the Dublin 7 area.

Heroin worth €140,000 and cocaine worth €70,000 were seized. An 18 year-old woman was arrested at the scene.

All three women are due before Dublin District Court this morning.

Speaking about the operation, Assistant Commissioner John O'Driscoll, said;

"This operation has removed significant quantities of controlled drugs from circulation. An Garda Síochána will continue to target those who engage in drug trafficking and inflict harm on our communities."

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