Issue Date: 16/04/2022
As part of Operation Tara, Gardaí have seized €1.75 million of cocaine and arrested a man, following an operation in Clondalkin yesterday, Friday 15th April 2022.
At approximately 5:30pm, Gardaí stopped a vehicle on St Cuthberts Road and conducted a search of it. During the course of the search 25kg of cocaine was located in the vehicle. All of the suspected drugs will not be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
A man in his 30s has been arrested in relation to this incident and is currently detained under the provisions of Section of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Clondalkin Garda station. He can be help for up to a period of 7 days.
Investigations are ongoing.
