A MAN and a woman, both in their 20s, have been arrested and charged by gardai following a seizure of drugs and cash worth over €1m in Dublin.
Community Gardai and the Drugs Unit based at Tallaght Garda Station swooped on a residential property in the Old Bawn area of Dublin 24 yesterday.
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Officers confirmed today that the search resulted in the seizure of a “substantial quantity” of controlled drugs, including cannabis, cocaine and ketamine, with a combined estimated street value of €950,000.
Some €231,000 in cash was also taken from the property during the probe, bringing the total seized to over €1million.
A man and a woman, both aged in their late 20s, were arrested and charged over the seizure.
The woman charged in connection with the investigation is due to appear in court this evening.
The man has been charged and released.
He is scheduled to appear before Tallaght District Court next month.
The drugs seized are now subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland.
Gardai said investigations into yesterday’s seizure are “ongoing”.
The seizure was part of ongoing investigations targeting the distribution of controlled drugs under Operation Tara.
Operation Tara, described by gardai an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy, was launch in 2021 and focuses on disrupting, dismantling and prosecuting drug trafficking networks at all levels.
A garda spokesperson said: “As part of ongoing investigations targeting the distribution of controlled drugs under Operation Tara, Community Gardai and the Drugs Unit based at Tallaght Garda Station, conducted an operation on Tuesday, 18th February, 2025, in Dublin 24.
“During the operation, a residential property in the Old Bawn area was searched, resulting in the seizure of a substantial quantity of controlled drugs, including cannabis, cocaine and ketamine, with a combined estimated street value of approximately €950,000.
“Gardai also seized over €231,000 in cash, bringing the total seizure to over €1 million.”
