Man arrested after €1.75 million worth of cocaine seized from stopped car

He was taken to Clondalkin Garda Station

A man has been arrested after a massive cocaine sting in Clondalkin yesterday evening.

Gardai seized €1.75 million worth of cocaine as part of Operation Tara when a car was pulled over.

At around 5:30pm, guards stopped and searched a car on St Cuthberts Road.

They discovered 25kg of cocaine during the search with the drugs being sent to forensics for further analysis.

The man in his 30s was taken to Clondalkin Garda Station.

A garda spokesman said: “At approximately 5:30pm, Gardaí stopped a vehicle on St Cuthberts Road and conducted a search of it. During the course of the search 25kg of cocaine was located in the vehicle. All of the suspected drugs will not be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.