Issue Date: 04/08/2026
As part of an intelligence-led investigation under Operation Tara, personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau conducted an intervention of a vehicle in Co. Meath. Coordinated searches were subsequently conducted in a number of locations in Counties Meath and Louth.
During the course of the operation, Gardaí seized suspected Cocaine and Cannabis with an estimated value of €8.5 million.
Two males (aged in their 30s and 40s) were arrested and are currently detained, pursuant to the provisions of Section 50 of Criminal Justice Act 2007, at a Garda Station in the Eastern Region.
The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.
Investigations are ongoing.
