Issue Date: 05/11/2025
An Garda Síochána has seized over €3 million in suspected cocaine and cannabis and arrested a man following an operation in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) South yesterday evening, Tuesday 4th November 2025.
As part of Operation Tara, Gardaí attached to the Crumlin Drugs Unit with the assistance of additional members of An Garda Síochána stopped a vehicle in the Dolphin’s Barn area of Dublin 8.
The driver, a male in his 40s, and the vehicle were conveyed to a Garda station in the DMR South for a search under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
In the course of a search of the vehicle, Gardaí discovered approximately 44kg of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €3 million.
The male is currently detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
A follow-up search was conducted at a residence in Tallaght, Dublin 24 and a further 10kg of suspected cannabis, with an estimated value of €200,000, seized by Gardaí.
The seized drugs are subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland.
Investigations are ongoing.
