Issue Date: 20/06/2025
Late last night Thursday 19th June 2025, as part of Operation Tara and ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs and related criminal activity, Gardaí attached to the Dundalk Drugs Unit assisted by Dundalk Detective and Crime Units executed a search under warrant at a residence in Dundalk, Co. Louth.
During the course of the search, approximately 126 mature cannabis plants, with an estimated street value of €100,800 was seized (analysis pending), along with cannabis with an estimated value of €34,000 which was packaged and ready for onward sale and supply.
A man, aged in his late 20s was arrested at the scene in connection with the investigation and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in Co. Louth.
He has since been charged and will appear before a special sitting of Dundalk District Court this afternoon at 4pm on 20th June 2025.
The drugs will be sent for analysis to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI).
Investigations are ongoing.
