Excavators are being used to dig in a field in Donabate, north Dublin.

It follows rumours the homes in Coolock are to be used for asylum seekers

A total of 76 charges are being brought against those arrested in this phase of the investigation

A quantity of drugs including cocaine, diamorphine and cannabis was also seized.

They were arrested after the drugs were found during a raid of two homes and a business in North Dublin and Drogheda in Louth on Wednesday.

Gardaí said it involved two children, both of whom attend the school

Dáire McCormack-George, 29, was remanded in custody with an order that he receive immediate psychiatric care after appearing before Judge William Aylmer at Dublin District Court on Saturday morning

The body of a man in his 70s was discovered after gardaí were called to a house in Tobersool near Balbriggan in north county Dublin.

Eva OsborneAs part of ongoing investigations into drug-related intimidation in north Dublin, gardaí have arrested three individuals.

Gardaí attached to Coolock District Drugs Unit found the drugs in a vehicle on the Malahide Road in Kinsealy on Friday.

To date, this operation has led to the arrest of a total of 17 individuals connected to 22 separate incidents