Investigations were conducted in support of Operation Fogra, An Garda Siochana’s response to Drug Related Intimidation (Image: An Garda Siochana)
Drugs and imitation firearm seized as man charged with assault on woman
GARDAI in Tallaght have arrested and charged a man in connection with a recent assault on a woman that occurred in Tallaght.
According to a Garda statement issued, the assault occurred at around 5.50pm on Monday, March 6, at a residence in the Tallaght area.
The woman, aged in her 30s, sustained non-life threatening injuries during the course of this incident.
Gardai said: “Following extensive investigations by gardai, a search was conducted under warrant at a residence also in the Tallaght area, on Wednesday 8th March, 2023.
“One man was arrested at the scene.
A Garda image of the items seized
“During the search of this residence, an imitation firearm and a knife were seized by gardai along with approximately €30,000 of suspected cocaine (pending analysis), a small quantity of Zopiclone tablets and a number of items of evidential value.
“The arrested man, aged in his 50s, was taken to Tallaght Garda Station and detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.”
The man has since been charged in and is expected to appear before Tallaght District Court this morning, March 10.
The investigations were conducted by gardai in Tallaght in support of Operation Fógra, An Garda Síochána’s response in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) to Drug Related Intimidation (DRI) as part of the Garda National Strategy under Operation Tara.
