Cocaine wirth €38,500 seized in Terenure

Gardai have seized three quarters of a kilogramme of cocaine from a house in Terenure this afternoon.

Gardai have seized three quarters of a kilogramme of cocaine from a house in Terenure this afternoon.

The drugs are believed to be worth approximately €38,500, but Garda sources have not confirmed earlier reports that a 'mixing factory' was also uncovered at the scene.

A 46 year-old Englishman is in custody at Pearse Street Garda station under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act, where he can be held for up to seven days.

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