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An estimated 350,000 euro 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 euro 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, gardai said.
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