Issue Date: 20th September 2023
As part of Operation TARA, Gardaí from the Laois Roads Policing Unit stopped a car on while on routine patrol on the R445 near Emo, County Laois on Tuesday 19th September, 2023.
Following a search of the car, cannabis herb worth €60,000 was seized along with a quantity of cocaine worth in excess of €5,000 and a small amount of ecstasy.
The occupants of the car, two individuals, both male and in their 20s, were arrested. They were taken to a Garda Station in County Laois and are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 and can be detained for up to seven days.
All of the drugs seized are subject to analysis by FSI.
The investigation is ongoing and further updates will follow.
