Crime & Law

Man arrested as gardaí seize €300,000-worth of cannabis in Dublin

Seizure in Dundrum forms part of anti-drugs strategy Operation Tara launched by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris

Cannabis worth approximately €300,000, divided into vacuum-sealed packages, was seized along with €2,000 in cash during an operation in southeast Dublin
Cannabis worth approximately €300,000, divided into vacuum-sealed packages, was seized along with €2,000 in cash during an operation in southeast Dublin
Sarah Slater
Sun Jan 26 2025 - 12:51

Gardaí have seized €300,000-worth of cannabis and arrested a man in his late 20s during an operation in southeast Dublin.

During a planned search by the Dublin Crime Response Team of a residence in the Dundrum area, cannabis herb worth approximately €300,000, divided into vacuum-sealed packages, was discovered and seized along with €2,000 in cash.

The man, aged in his late 20s, was arrested in connection with the seizure and is being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in the Dublin region.

Speaking following the seizure, Assistant Commissioner Paul Cleary, Dublin Metropolitan Region, said the “large seizure of illicit drugs is a further example of the ongoing efforts of An Garda Síochána to target and arrest those in our communities who are involved in criminal activity”.

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Garda investigations are ongoing.

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This seizure forms part of Operation Tara; an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy, which was launched by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris onJuly 2nd, 2021.

The focus of Operation Tara is to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks at all levels – including international, national and local – involved in the importation, distribution, cultivation, production, local sale and supply of controlled drugs.