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Operation Tara: €100,000 Drugs Seizure and One Person Arrested County Galway - 31st May 2023

Issue Date: 1st June 2023

As part of Operation Tara, Gardaí attached to the Galway Divisional Drugs Unit and local Garda Drugs Unit conducted a planned search of a residence in An Spidéal, County Galway on Wednesday evening, 31st May 2023.

In the course of the search Gardaí seized Cocaine worth €105,000 (analysis pending) and €7,300 in cash.

A 50-year-old male was arrested in connection with the investigation. He is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda Station in County Galway. He can be held for up to seven days.

Investigations are ongoing.