Issue Date: 27/05/2026
As part of ongoing investigations targeting organised crime under Operation Tara, personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) conducted an operation in Baldoyle, Dublin 13 on Tuesday 26th May 2026.
During the course of the operation, Gardaí seized suspected Diamorphine worth an estimated €1.4 million and Cannabis worth an estimated €18,000.
Subsequent searches in the Dublin area led to the seizure of an additional €70,000 of suspected Diarmorphine.
Two adult males (aged in their 30s and 50s) were arrested and are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 in a Garda Station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR).
The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.
Investigations are ongoing.
