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Operation Tara – Over €300,000 Drugs Seized, Two Arrests in North and West Dublin, 21st January 2026

Issue Date: 22/01/2026

As part of an ongoing investigation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the area, Gardaí carried out a search under warrant of two domestic residences in north and west Dublin yesterday, Wednesday 21st January 2026.

During the course of these searches cocaine with an estimated value of €300,000 and MDMA with an estimated value of €34,000 were seized, subject to analysis.

Gardaí from the Ballymun Drug Unit, Serious Crime West, assisted by Ballymun Community Response Team, also seized €17,000 in cash during the operation.

Two men, aged in their 20s and 30s, were arrested and are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Garda Stations in Dublin.

The drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.

Investigations are ongoing.