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Man (30s) arrested in Dublin as €672k in cash found inside car

Investigations are ongoing.

Today at 10:09

A man was arrested in Dublin after gardaí seized almost €700,000 in cash on Tuesday morning.

Gardaí from the Donnybrook Community Engagement Area stopped a vehicle in the Mespil Road area of Dublin 4 yesterday around 10am.

Approximately €672,000 in cash was seized during a search and the driver, a man in his late 30s, was arrested.

He is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda Station in Dublin.

The search was conducted as part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of controlled drugs by Cork County Divisional Drugs Unit based in Midleton and co-operation with the Serious Crime Unit based in Donnybrook, Dublin.

A garda spokesperson said: “Over €670,000 in cash was seized and one man was arrested in Dublin on Tuesday 20th February 2024 as part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of controlled drugs in County Cork.

“At approximately 10am, Gardaí from the Donnybrook Community Engagement Area stopped a vehicle in the Mespil Road area of Dublin 4.

“Approximately €672,000 in cash was subsequently seized during the course of a search. The driver, a male in his late 30s, was arrested and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda Station in Dublin.

“This seizure is as a result of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of controlled drugs by Cork County Divisional Drugs Unit based in Midleton and co-operation with the Serious Crime Unit based in Donnybrook, Dublin.

“Investigations are ongoing.”