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Operation Tara - Drug Seizure €160,000 and One Arrest, Tallaght, Dublin 24, 24th July 2024.

Issue Date: 25th July 2024

As part of Operation Tara, Gardaí attached to Tallaght District Drug Unit carried out a search operation at a residential property in Tallaght, Dublin 24 on Wednesday, 24th July 2024.

During the course of the search, suspected cannabis with an estimated street value of €131,000, suspected cocaine with a value of €28,000 and suspected MDMA valued €1,000 was seized. Cash to the value of €2,715 was also seized.

The suspected drugs will now be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) to undergo analysis.

One man, aged in his 20s, was arrested this morning, Thursday 25th July 2024 in relation to this investigation and he is currently detained at a Garda Station in Dublin under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

Investigations are ongoing.