Issue Date: 24/05/2021
Personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and the Special Crime Task Force carried out a search operation in the Tallaght and City Centre areas of Dublin today, 24/05/2021. This operation was carried out as part of ongoing investigations targeting persons suspected to be involved in organised crime.
A number of vehicles were stopped and searched in the areas as part of this operation. 110kg of Cannabis Herb (pending analysis) worth €2.2 million and approximately €150,000 in cash was discovered and seized by Gardaí.
Two men, aged in their 30s and 50s, have been arrested and are currently detained at Tallaght Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
Investigations are ongoing.
Note: Images of today’s seizure are anticipated to be available later this evening and will be posted across our social media pages.
