Issue Date: 16th July 2023
Gardaí seized over €327,000 worth of suspected drugs during a search operation in Tallaght, Dublin 24, yesterday afternoon, Saturday 15th July 2023.
At approximately 2pm, Gardaí attached to the Tallaght District Drugs Unit searched a residence under warrant in Tallaght. The search was conducted as part of Operation Tara.
During the course of the search a large quantity of heroin, valued at approximately €312,900, and crack cocaine, valued at €14,200, was seized by Gardaí. The drugs are now subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland.
One male, aged in his 40s, was arrested at the scene and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in Dublin.
Investigations are ongoing.
