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Operation Tara – €180,000 Heroin, Alprazolam and Cocaine Seizure and Arrest in Finglas, Dublin 11, 18th September 2024

Issue Date: 19th September 2024

As part ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs and related crime in the Dublin Metropolitan Region, Gardaí attached to the DMR West Divisional Drugs Unit conducted an intelligence-led operation on Wednesday, 18th September 2024.

During the operation, a search warrant was executed at a residential property in Finglas, Dublin 11. Approximately €71,800 heroin, €22,800 alprazolam and €5,600 cocaine was seized, pending analysis. In follow-up searches, an additional €79,400 alprazolam tablets were additionally seized.

A female in her 30s was arrested at the scene and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. She has since been charged and is expected to appear before Blanchardstown District Court this morning, 19th Septmber 2024.

The seized drugs will now be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.

The investigation is ongoing.