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Operation Tara – Drugs worth in excess of €100k seized and three people arrested in Finglas - 29th June 2023

Issue Date: 30th June 2023

Gardaí arrested three people and seized drugs worth over €100k in the course of an operation in the Finglas area on Thursday, 29th June, 2023

As part of Operation Tara, two residential properties in the Finglas area were searched under warrant on Thursday evening. In the course of the searches quantities of cocaine worth €18k and cannabis herb worth €90k were seized (analysis pending).

Three males, one aged in his late teens and two in their 20s, were arrested in connection with the investigation and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 for questioning at a Garda Station in West Dublin.

The operation was led by the K-District Drugs Unit with assistance from local Detective units, Community Policing Units and the Garda Dog Unit.

The drugs seized will be sent to FSI for analysis.

Investigations are ongoing.