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Gardaí and Revenue officers seized the approximately 9kg of drugs at a residential premises as part of an intelligence-led operation

The suspected ketamine

The suspected ketamine

A man in his 20s has been arrested by gardai after €540,000 worth of ketamine was seized in Co Kildare.

Gardaí and Revenue officers seized the approximately 9kg of suspected ketamine at a residential premises as part of an intelligence-led operation.

This seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), Newbridge Drugs Unit and Revenue’s Custom Service.

The suspected ketamine

The suspected ketamine

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“One male, aged in his 20s, was arrested by gardaí and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda Station in Kildare,” a Garda spokesperson said.

“Investigations are ongoing.”