Two arrested as drugs and cash worth over 500k seized in series of garda raids

Two men have been arrested after gardaí seized €472,000 worth of various controlled drugs and €29,000 in cash during multiple search operations in Co Wicklow over the last two days.

The €501,000 worth of contraband was seized in searches on Thursday evening and Friday morning near the popular seaside towns of Bray and Greystones.

At approximately 8.30pm on Thursday evening, Gardaí from the Bray District Detective and Drugs Unit conducted a stop and search of a vehicle on the N11 in Kilmacanogue. During the course of the search, Gardaí seized approximately €8,000 of suspected cocaine and €4,000 of suspected heroin, as well as €1,000 in cash.

One man, aged in his late 30s was arrested at the scene and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in Wicklow.

During follow-up searches, two premises were searched under warrant in Delgany and Greystones. Quantities of heroin, cocaine and cannabis with an approximate value of €460,000, along with various drug paraphernalia and €28,000 in cash, was seized.

During the course of the follow-up searches, a man (aged in his late 40s) was arrested and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in Wicklow.

All drugs which were seized by the gardaí will now be analysed by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI).

Gardaí said in a statement that investigations are ongoing.