Issue Date: 10th September 2022
As part of Operation Tara, Gardaí attached to the Galway Divisional Drugs Unit seized cocaine with a value of €60,000 and arrested a man following a search in Tuam, Co.Galway on Friday, 9th September 2022.
Gardaí carried out a search under warrant at a domestic residence during the afternoon and seized cocaine estimated to be worth €60,000, along with drug paraphernalia.
A man, aged in his 30s, was later detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at the North Western Regional HQ.
The man has later released without charge. A file will now be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The drugs seized will now be sent to undergo further analysis.
Investigations ongoing.
