Issue Date: 08/06/2026
As part of Operation Tara and ongoing investigations targeting the sale and supply of controlled drugs & organised crime, Gardaí attached to the Cork North West Divisional Drugs Unit, accompanied by the Cork South West Divisional Drugs Unit conducted a search of a domestic residence in the Ballymakeera area of Co. Cork today Monday 8th June 2026.
During the course of the operation, Gardaí uncovered a sophisticated Cannabis grow house.
Investigating Gardaí seized 122 suspected mature Cannabis plants with an estimated value of €97,600, approximately 1 kilogram of suspected loose Cannabis material with an estimated value of €20,000, and drug paraphernalia.
An adult male (aged in his 40s) was arrested and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda Station in the Southern Region.
The seized substances will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.
Investigations are ongoing.
