Gardaí are investigating if at least two different west Dublin gangs clubbed together to import and distribute over €1m worth of drugs which were seized this morning.
The drugs were found in a number of shipping containers following a detailed search in an industrial unit in the City West area of the capital.
This is the same location where officers discovered €5m worth of ecstasy and MDMA last November.
Senior sources say that detectives are working on the theory that ‘The Family’ gang whose stronghold is in the Ballyfermot/Clondalkin area worked with a Tallaght gang in getting the drugs which were discovered today into Ireland.
Gardai seize â¬1m worth of illegal drugs and imitation guns in City West, Dublin
A total of 27 containers were searched under warrant during the operation led by District Detective Unit in Tallaght
Gardai seize â¬1m worth of illegal drugs and imitation guns in City West, Dublin (Image: An Garda Siochana)
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Gardai seize whopping â¬1m of drugs after storming Dublin storage facility
The raid happened this morning at a premises in the City West
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The drugs seized included cannabis, cocaine and crack cocaine (Image: An Garda Siochana)
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Drugs worth €1.1 million have been seized in Dublin, along with a number of imitation guns.
27 containers at a storage facility in Citywest were searched this morning and gardai found cannabis worth over €452,000 and cocaine worth over €612,000.
As part of ongoing investigations led by the District Detective Unit in Tallaght an operation was carried out this morning at storage facility in the City West area where storage containers were searched under warrant.
During the course of the searches Gardaí recovered quantities controlled drugs comprising of;
Suspected cannabis herb – valued at approximately €452,100
Suspected Crack Cocaine – Valued at approximately €542,500
Suspected Cocaine – Valued at approximately €70,000
BREAKING: Garda searches off N7 uncover fake guns and €1m in drugs
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Gardaí seized drugs with an estimated value of €1.1m along with a number of imitation firearms during an operation off the N7 today.
As part of ongoing investigations led by the District Detective Unit in Tallaght, an operation was carried out this morning at storage facility in the CityWest area where 27 storage containers were searched under warrant.
Suspected cannabis herb – valued at approximately €452,100;
Suspected Crack Cocaine – valued at approximately €542,500;
Suspected Cocaine – valued at approximately €70,000.
The total value of drugs seized is approximately €1.1 million (pending analysis).
The operation was led by the District Detective Unit Tallaght and assisted by District Detective Unit Rathfarnham, Drugs Unit Tallaght, Burglary Response Unit DMR South, Emergency Response Unit, the Dog Unit and other local units.