Gardaí from the Tullamore Drugs Unit and Tullamore Detective Unit conducted a surveillance operation yesterday morning Wednesday 22nd December, 2021 and seized drugs worth in excess of €110,400 in the course of the operation.
As part of Operation Tara and ongoing investigations targeting the sale and supply of drugs in Tullamore, Gardaí stopped and searched a van at Clara, Co. Offaly and 33 cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €26,400 were located in the rear of the van.
The driver and passenger of the van, both males aged in their early 30s, were arrested at the scene and were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Tullamore and Birr Garda Stations.
A follow-up search was conducted at a house in Tullamore, Co. Offaly and during the course of this search a growhouse was discovered under construction. A second search was conducted at an apartment in Tullamore where 105 cannabis plants were located with an estimated street value of €84,000.
All drugs will now be sent for analysis.
The two men have been since charged in relation to the seizure and will appear before a special sitting of Tullamore District Court at 1p.m. this afternoon Thursday 23rd December, 2021.
