Revenue seize MDMA worth €33,000 in Dublin.
Today (24/05/2019), in an intelligence led operation, Revenue Officers seized approximately 560 grams of MDMA with an estimated street value of €33,000, during a search, under warrant, of a house in Dollymount, Dublin.
The seizure was made as a result of a joint intelligence-led operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service, Gardaí from the Clontarf Drugs Unit and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau. A 23-year old Irish man was arrested at the scene by Gardai. He was brought to Raheny Garda station where he is being detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
Investigations are ongoing.
This operation was part of ongoing, intelligence led, joint investigations targeting the importation of illegal drugs. If businesses or members of the public have any information regarding drug smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on Confidential Phone Number 1800 295 295.
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