Gardaí have uncovered a suspected crystal meth lab in Dublin suburb

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Gardaí in the capital are currently investigating the discovery of a suspected crystal meth lab in Walkinstown.

According to numerous reports this morning, drugs worth more than €450,000 were seized last night during an operation targeting the sale and supply of controlled drugs.

It is understood that the scene was preserved by officers while a scientist from Forensic Science Ireland provided guidance during the identification of toxic materials.

Powdered substances, plastic containers, chemical compound, a gas mask, face masks, digital weighing scales, a portable stove, butane gas, plastic funnels were seized at the scene of the raid.

A 50-year-old man has been detained by police under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at Sundrive Road Garda Station.

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