Man in court charged over €1.4m gold bullion discovery

Farhats Bathijevs, 55, appeared before Blanchardstown District Court on Monday

Some 18kg of gold bars and coins, valued at about €1,375,218, were discovered in a vault south of the city, and the drugs were found during searches of a residential property. Picture: Gardaí/PA

A man has appeared in court charged in connection with the discovery of €1.4m worth of gold bullion at business premises in Dublin.

Some €460,000 in cash and €210,000 worth of suspected cocaine and ecstasy were also seized during the operation at the weekend.