Issue Date: 16 December 2022
Gardaí seized approximately €600,000 of suspected cannabis and arrested one person during a search operation conducted in the Rathcoole area of Dublin as part of Operation Tara on Friday, 16th December 2022.
During the course of the search operation, which was carried out by Gardaí from the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and the Special Crime Task Force as a result of ongoing investigations targeting organized criminal activity, Gardaí seized approximately 30kgs of suspected herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €600,000.
A male in his 30s was arrested at the scene and he is currently being detained at Clondalkin Garda Station under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
The drugs seized will now be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
Investigations are ongoing.
