Man (20s) arrested and €3.92m of cannabis seized in Dublin in anti-gang crackdown

 • Yesterday 11:27

Gardaí arrested one man and seized €3.92 million worth of cannabis yesterday in an operation targeting organised crime gangs.

The drugs were seized after officers swooped on a vehicle in Balbriggan area of Co Dublin shortly after 7pm.

During a search of the vehicle, a total of187 kilogrammes of cannabis herb and 30 kilogrammes of cannabis resin was seized.

A garda spokesman said the arrested man remains in custody this morning.

He said: “On Friday 26th May 2023, as part of ongoing investigations targeting organised crime under Operation Tara, personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau supported by the Special Crime Task Force carried out an operation in North County Dublin

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“One male aged in his 20s was arrested and is currently detained, under Section 2 of Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996, at a garda station in North Dublin.

“He can be held for up to seven days.

“The combined value of the drugs seized is estimated at €3.92 million and will be sent to FSI for analysis.

“Investigations are ongoing and further updates will follow.”

This seizure was made as part of Operation Tara – an anti-drugs strategy launched by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris in 2021.

The aim 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.