Man and woman arrested after €198k of controlled drugs seized in Co Dublin

A man and woman were arrested after gardaí seized approximately €198,000 of controlled drugs in Dublin 8 on Wednesday.

This follows searches of a residential premises, which found approximately €175,000 worth of suspected alprazolam tablets and €23,000 worth of suspected cannabis.

The drugs seized will be sent for further analysis.

A man and a woman, both aged in their 40s, have been arrested in connection with this seizure.

They are both currently being held under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at Garda Stations in Dublin.