Gardaí have arrested two people after seizing about €100,000 of suspected drugs and €350,000 in cash following an operation in Dublin 7 on Saturday.
At about 5:45pm, Gardaí stopped and conducted a search of a vehicle on Goldsmith Street. During the search they found approximately €5,000 worth of cannabis. A follow-up search was conducted at a property on Royal Canal View, Phibsboro. This led to the seizure of about €100,000 worth of cannabis and €350,000 in cash.
A man and woman, both aged in their 30s, were arrested and taken to Bridewell Garda station, where they were detained under the provisions of section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
Both have since been charged and are due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Monday morning.
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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 in July 2021. In a statement on Sunday, a Garda spokesman said: “The focus of Operation Tara is to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks, at all levels – international, national, local – involved in the importation, distribution, cultivation, production, local sale and supply of controlled drugs.”
