THREE people have been arrested after a huge seizure in Galway today, with more than €150,000 of drugs found.
As part of Operation Tara, Gardai from the Divisional Drugs Unit in Galway carried out searches this morning, November 20.
The drugs, watches and cash seized in Galway[/caption]
The Rolex watches seized in Dublin[/caption]
A number of residential properties in the Doughiska area were searched.
Gardai seized quantities of cocaine with a street value of €8,900 pending analysis.
A further 2kg of cocaine, valued at €139,000 was found in an adjacent waste ground.
They also seized three Rolex watches, with one of them being valued at almost €32,000, along with €2,500 in cash.
Gardai also seized a Range Rover Discovery.
Three men were arrested, two of which are aged in their 20s and one is in his late teens.
They are being detained at a Garda station in Co Galway under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
They can be held for up to seven days.
For anyone with information, the reference number for the case is PR23296/2024.
It comes as Gardai made a separate arrest following a different search in another county.
ORIGIN OF MONEY PROBE
As part of Operation Thor, Gardai searched a safety deposit box held at a location in Dublin 4 under warrant earlier this month on November 2.
They then seized eight Rolex watches, with a combined value of €216,000.
A woman in her 30s was arrested by Gardaí attached to the Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT) this morning, November 20.
The investigation being carried out by Gardai is focusing on the origin of the money used to buy these watches.
According to a spokesperson, it is suspected that the money used to purchase the watches were from the proceeds of crime, namely burglary and theft related offences.
The arrested woman is currently detained under the provisions of Section 4 Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.
Investigations are ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to quote Ref: PR23295/2024.
