Pensioner due in court following discovery of €310k worth of MDMA

Gardaí arrested a man in his 70s and seized €310,000 worth of MDMA in Dublin 1 on Monday 11 October 2021. Pic: Garda Info Twitter

A man in his 70s is due in court this morning following the discovery of €310,000 worth of MDMA in Dublin.

Gardaí arrested the man, who was aged in his 70s and seized €310,000 worth of MDMA in Dublin 1 on Monday.

Shortly before 10 pm, Store Street Gardaí stopped and searched a man in the Dublin 1 area.

During the search, €310,000 worth of suspected MDMA was discovered.

The man was arrested as a result and detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking Act) 1996.

He has since been charged and is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice this morning.