A man has been arrested after €10,000 worth of cocaine was seized in Killarney.
This seizure was made as part of an operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the region.
Gardaí from the Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit conducted this operation yesterday and at around 10 o’clock last night, Gardaí stopped a car on the N22 road near Farranfore.
The driver, a man in his 20s, failed a roadside drug test.
This led Gardaí to search the vehicle and approximately €1,400 worth of cocaine was seized from the car.
Further searches took place at a domestic premises which saw Gardaí seizure a further €8,600 worth of cocaine as well as drug paraphernalia.
Gardaí say the drugs that were seized will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.
The man was arrested and taken to a Garda Station in the county Kerry.
He is currently being detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
Gardaí say their investigations are ongoing.
