A woman in her 50s is due to appear in court this morning charged over the seizure of an estimated €130,000 worth of drugs and €39,000 in cash in Dublin city centre on Monday night.
Gardaí searched a residence in the Christchurch area of Dublin 8 at 11.30pm.
They seized 800g of suspected Diamorphine, with an estimated value of €113,000, and 250g of suspected cocaine, with an estimated value of €17,500, along with cash amounting to €39,000.
All of the suspected drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
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The woman, aged in her early 50s, was arrested at the scene and taken to Tallaght Garda station where she was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
She has since been charged and is scheduled to appear before Tallaght District Court on Tuesday morning.
The seizure came as part of Operation Tara, a national anti-drugs strategy unveiled in July 2021.
