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Operation Tara – An Garda Síochána and Revenue €65,000 Cannabis Seizure Thurles, Co. Tipperary 7th June

Issue Date: 8th June 2024

Gardaí have seized an estimated €65,000 worth of cannabis herb and arrested a man following a joint operation involving the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, Tipperary Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue.

The operation was carried out on Friday, 7th June 2024, with a search conducted at a property in Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Over 3kg of cannabis was located at the location along with drug paraphernalia (pending analysis).

A man aged in his 20s was arrested at the scene by Gardaí and detained at a Tipperary Garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking Act) 1996.

He was later charged and will appear before the Courts at a later date.

Investigations ongoing.