Gardaí targeting Dublin gangs seize €1.5m worth of drugs

Gardaí have seized heroin with an estimated street value of €1.4m and cannabis herb, with a estimated value of €10,000 in Dublin, it has emerged..

Officers from the Kevin Street Drugs Unit carried out a planned search of a premises within the Kevin Street District yesterday.

One man in his 30s was arrested.

He is being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice, (Drug Trafficking), Act, 1996 at Kevin Street Garda Station.

The raid was conducted as part of Operation Thistle, targeting organised crime in Dublin South City Centre.

Both drug valuations are subject to analysis.