Gardaí seize €170k in cash during Dublin raids

Cash seized during the operation Picture: Garda Info/Twitter

Gardaí arrested one man following the seizure of €170k in cash in Dublin yesterday. 

The garda DMR North Divisional Drugs Unit say they conducted a search operation with the assistance of the Divisional Search Team and the Dog Unit from Customs Dublin Airport. 

The operation involved the searching of two houses in Ballymun, and a house and separate stable yard in the North County Dublin area. 

During the course of the searches, cash to the value of €170,000 was discovered and seized.

The arrested man, who is aged in his 30's was currently detained in Ballymun Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. 

He has since been released without charge. 

A file is now being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Gardaí say their investigations are ongoing.