A man and woman arrested in relation to the seizure of more than €180,000 have since been released, with a file being prepared for the DPP (Image: An Garda Siochana)
Cash in excess of €180k seized in search operation
CASH in excess of €180,000 was seized during the search of a residence in Dublin 22 on Sunday morning.
Gardai attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau carried out a search at a residence in Dublin 22 on Sunday morning, December 3.
According to gardai, the search was conducted as part of Operation Tara and an ongoing investigation into a west Dublin-based organised crime group involved in the sale and supply of controlled drugs.
A Garda statement said: “During the course of the search, Gardaí seized cash in excess of €180,000 in cash.
“A man and a woman (both in their 30s) were arrested in connection with this seizure.
“Both persons are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Garda stations in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.”
In a follow-up statement issued on Monday morning, gardai confirmed that the man and woman have been released from custody without charge.
A file is now being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Investigations are ongoing, gardai said.
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