Probationer garda helps seize cocaine worth €350,000 in Dublin

By Gráinne Ní Aodha, PA

An estimated €350,000 worth of cocaine was seized in Dublin after a garda on probation noticed suspicious behaviour at a routine checkpoint.

Several checkpoints were set up in the Dublin 2 and Dublin 8 areas on Tuesday to emphasise road safety awareness.

During the road safety operation, a probationer Garda member noticed a driver engaging in suspicious behaviour while approaching a checkpoint.

The vehicle was searched and €350,000 worth of cocaine was seized, as well as £15,000 in cash.

The driver, a man aged in his 30s, was arrested by the probationer member and was brought to a Garda station in south Dublin under section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

The seized drugs will be sent for further analysis, gardaí said.