Issue Date: 14/05/2026
As part of Operation Tara, Gardaí have seized approximately €198,000 of controlled drugs and arrested a man and a woman following searches in the Dublin 8 area yesterday, Wednesday 13th May 2026.
Searches of a residential premises were carried out by members attached to the DMR South Central Drug Unit.
These searches resulted in the recovery of approximately €175,000 worth of suspected alprazolam tablets and €23,000 worth of suspected cannabis.
The drugs seized will be sent for further analysis. A man and a woman, both aged in their 40s, have been arrested in connection with this seizure.
They are both currently being held under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at Garda Stations in Dublin.
