Issue Date: 22nd September 2023
Gardaí seized approximately €100,000 of suspected drugs, a number of suspected replica firearms and arrested a man during a search conducted as part of Operation Tara in Dublin 7 on Friday, 22nd September 2023.
Gardaí attached to the Divisional Drugs Unit at Finglas Garda Station, along with regular uniform units and the Garda Dog Unit conducted a search of a residence during the afternoon.
Over the course of this search, approximately €100,000 of suspected cannabis herb and drug paraphernalia was seized. A number of replica firearms and a decommissioned firearm were also located at the property.
All of the suspected drugs will now be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis and the firearms will undergo analysis at the Ballistics Section of the Garda Technical Bureau.
A man, aged in his 50s, has been arrested in connection with these seizures and is currently detained at a Garda Station in North Dublin under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
This investigation is ongoing.
