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Operation Tara – Drug Seizure and Arrest in Ballyfermot, Wednesday, 3rd July 2024

Issue Date: 3rd July 2024

As part ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of controlled drugs and related crime in the West Dublin area, Gardaí attached to the Serious Crime South Drugs Unit in Clondalkin & Ballyfermot conducted an intelligence-led operation on Wednesday, 3rd July 2024.

During the operation, a residential property in Ballyfermot was searched. Quantities of tablets, along with cocaine, heroin, and cannabis, were seized.

The seized drugs have an estimated value in excess of €380,000, pending analysis. A male in his 30s was arrested and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at a Garda Station in the Dublin Region.

The investigation is ongoing.