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Operation Tara - €70,000 Cocaine Seizure and Arrest, Tallaght, Dublin 24, 11th November 2023

Issue Date: 12th November 2023

Gardaí have seized €70,000 of suspected cocaine following the search at a location in Tallaght, Dublin 24 on Saturday evening, 11th November, 2023.

The search was conducted by the Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT).

During the course of the search, approximately 1 kilogram of suspected cocaine was seized, with an estimated value of €70,000, along with two Rolex watches, and drugs paraphernalia.

The drugs will undergo analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI).

One man, aged in his 20s, was arrested and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in the Dublin area.

Investigations are ongoing.