A man is to be appear before the courts on Wednesday following the seizure of drugs worth €80,000 in Dublin.
The seizure was made in the Fortunestown area of Dublin 24 on Tuesday. The man, who is in his 30s, was arrested and charged, and is expected to appear before a sitting of Dublin District Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice.
As part of Operation Tara, gardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team conducted a planned search of a residential property.
During the search, cannabis herb with an estimated value of approximately €80,000 was discovered and seized.
READ MORE
Is the answer to Ireland’s housing crisis more apartments?
‘Zelenskiy had to stand up for himself, for Ukraine and the truth’: Ukrainians now look to Europe after White House chaos
Hugh Grant and Danny Dyer: Why these two treasures of contemporary culture were born to be on screen together
Jim McGuinness: ‘We will not be thinking about the league final. We will be thinking about what’s best for us'
Subsequently, the man was arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda station within the Dublin region.
- Join us for The Irish Times Inside Politics podcast live in Belfast on April 10th
- Sign up for push alerts and have the best news, analysis and comment delivered directly to your phone
- Find The Irish Times on WhatsApp and stay up to date
