Issue Date: 6th August 2022
Gardaí have seized approximately €300,000 of suspected cannabis and arrested two persons following a number of searches conducted in counties Tipperary and Carlow as part of Operation Tara on Saturday, 6th August, 2022.
At approximately 10:50am, as a result of ongoing investigations into the activities of an organised crime group by Gardaí in the Eastern Region and in County Tipperary, Gardaí at Nenagh intercepted a vehicle on the M7 Motorway at Lisatunny. During the course of a search of this vehicle, approximately €100,000 of suspected cannabis was located within a concealed compartment in the boot and seized by Gardaí. The two male occupants of the car were arrested.
During the course of a follow-up operation at a residence on the Tullow Road in County Carlow at approximately 3pm, Gardaí conducted a search of a vehicle on the property and approximately €200,000 of suspected cannabis was located within a concealed compartment and seized.
All of the drugs seized will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. T
he two arrested males, aged in their 40s and 30s, are currently being detained at Nenagh Garda Station under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
Investigations are ongoing.
