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Gardaí seize drugs worth almost €12,000 in Tralee

Jul 19, 2024 08:15 By radiokerrynews
Gardaí seize drugs worth almost €12,000 in Tralee
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Gardaí have seized drugs worth €11,900 in Tralee.

The drugs were seized following a search by members of the Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit.

A man was arrested in connection to the seizure and he has since been released without charge.

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Gardaí seized suspected benzodiazepine tablets and cannabis with a combined value of approximately €11,900 following a search operation at a residential premises in Tralee last Friday.

The search under warrant was conducted by Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit.

The search found €10,000 of suspected benzodiazepine tablets and €1,900 of cannabis herb.

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A man aged in his 30s was arrested in connection with this investigation and was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda Station in Kerry.

He has since been released without charge, pending a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Gardaí say the drugs will now be sent to Forensic Science Ireland to undergo further analysis.

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They say their investigations are ongoing.

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