Issue Date: 3rd May 2024
As part of Operation Tara and ongoing investigations into the distribution of controlled drugs and related crime in the Tallaght area, Gardaí attached to the Serious Crime Unit at Tallaght Garda Station arrested two males and seized drugs worth €590,000 and a firearm on Thursday, May 2nd, 2024.
Shortly after 10 am, Gardaí recovered cocaine worth €50,000 and arrested two males during an operation in the Maplewood area of Tallaght, Dublin 24.
In the course of a follow-up operation, a residential property in Dublin 24 was searched, leading to the discovery of further quantities of cocaine worth €420,000, crystal meth worth €120,000, along with a firearm.
Both males were detained at a Garda Station in the Dublin Region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. They have since been charged and released from Garda custody to appear before Tallaght District Court later this month.
The drugs seized are subject to analysis by FSI.
The operation was led by the Serious Crime Unit supported by uniformed Gardaí and Community Policing Units based at Tallaght Station.
Investigations are ongoing.
