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Three arrested after €166k in drugs and samurai sword, machete and taser seized in Dublin

Gardaí attached to the Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT), and K District Crime Units carried out a number of searches

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Three men have been arrested after €166,000 worth of cannabis and cocaine were seized following Garda operations in Cabra and Mountjoy yesterday.

Gardaí attached to the Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT), and K District Crime Units carried out a number of searches as part of an operation targeting local organised crime.

Assistance for the operation was provided by a number of national and regional units.

Drugs with a combined value of €166,000 was seized by gardaí over the course of the searches. This included an estimated €110,000 in cannabis herb and almost €56,000 in cocaine.

The drugs will now be forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) to undergo further analysis.

A samurai sword, a machete and a taser were also seized.

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Garda said three men were arrested in connection with this operation.

Two have since been charged and appeared before the Courts while another man has been released without charge. A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Investigations ongoing