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Operation Tara – Seizure of €125,000 Cocaine & Cannabis, Swords, Co. Dublin – 10tOperation Tara – Seizure of €125,000 Cocaine & Cannabis, Swords, Co. Dublin – 10th March 2025h March 2025

Issue Date: 10/03/2025

Gardaí in DMR North arrested a woman and seized approximately €125,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis (pending analysis) in the early hours of Monday, 10th March 2025.

At approximately 12:30am in the early hours of Monday, Gardaí on patrol in Swords stopped a vehicle following ANPR alert for no tax or insurance. The driver, a woman in her 30s, was discovered to be disqualified and arrested by Gardaí.

Following a search, approximately €70,000 of suspected cocaine was discovered concealed in the vehicle.

In a subsequent search under warrant of a residential property in the Swords area, Gardaí discovered approximately €55,000 of suspected cannabis herb.

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

The arrested woman is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in the DMR North.

Investigations are ongoing.