Gardaí have seized drugs worth an estimated €210,000, and arrested three men in Dublin.

It was part of an operation in the north inner-city on Wednesday.

A number of searches were carried out in Ballybough by Garda units from Mountjoy during a planned operation targeting organised crime.

A total of eight flats were searched and three cars were seized.

The searches led to the recovery of cocaine and a mixing agent - with an estimated street value of €210,000 - along with the seizure of €6,800 in cash.

A Rolex watch (valued at €4,500) and small amounts of cannabis were also found.

Other items seized included an air rifle, an axe, a taser, weighing scales and other drug paraphernalia.

Two men aged in their 40s were arrested and taken to Mountjoy Garda station for questioning.

One is being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act, while a second man is detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

A third man (in his 30s) was arrested on foot of a warrant and brought before the courts.

The operation was led by the Mountjoy Detective Unit and Mountjoy Community Action Team, supported by the Armed Support Unit.