€1.75m cocaine seizure in Kildare

Gardaí have arrested a man following a cocaine seizure in Co Kildare last night.

Gardaí have arrested a man following a cocaine seizure in Co Kildare last night.

Up to 25 kilos of the drug were seized in a Garda raid on an apartment in Celbridge.

The seizure with an estimated street value worth €1.75 million was made during the planned search of the apartment at Simmonstown Manor.

Drug paraphenalia was also seized during the raid.

The man, who is in his early twenties, was arrested at the scene.

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