Issue Date: 4th March 2023
Gardaí in Drogheda have seized in excess of €116,000 worth of drugs and arrested one man as part of a search operation in Louth today Saturday 4th March, 2023.
As part of Operation Stratus and Operation Tara, Gardaí attached to the Louth Divisional Drug Unit executed two search warrants as part of a targeted operation involved in the cultivation, sale, supply and distribution of drugs in the Drogheda and surrounding areas.
During the course of the first search this morning, cannabis with an estimated street value of €22,600 along with €4,280 cash was also seized. No arrests were made during this search.
In the second search this afternoon, a total of 60 cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €48,000 and rock methamphetamine with an estimated street value of €45,600 was seized. The drugs are now subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI).
One man, aged in his mid 30s was arrested at the scene and taken to Drogheda Garda station where he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. This man has since been released from custody without charge and a file will now be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Investigations ongoing.
