Firearm and drugs worth €590,000 seized in Tallaght

DRUGS worth €590,000 and a firearm was seized by gardai on Thursday morning during a search operation in Tallaght.

Gardai carried out a search in the Maplewood area of Tallaght and seized €50,000 worth of cocaine. In a follow-up search of a residential property, gardai discovered further quantities of cocaine worth €420,000, crystal meth worth €120,000, along with a firearm.

During the search, two males were arrested and have since been charged and released from Garda custody to appear before Tallaght District Court later this month.

A garda statement released on Friday morning said: “As part of Operation Tara and ongoing investigations into the distribution of controlled drugs and related crime in the Tallaght area, Gardaí attached to the Serious Crime Unit at Tallaght Garda Station arrested two males and seized drugs worth €590,000 and a firearm on Thursday, May 2nd, 2024.

“Shortly after 10am, Gardaí recovered cocaine worth €50,000 and arrested two males during an operation in the Maplewood area of Tallaght, Dublin 24.

Some of the drugs seized by gardai in Tallaght on Thursday. Photo An Garda Siochana

“In the course of a follow-up operation, a residential property in Dublin 24 was searched, leading to the discovery of further quantities of cocaine worth €420,000, crystal meth worth €120,000, along with a firearm.

“Both males were detained at a Garda Station in the Dublin Region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. They have since been charged and released from Garda custody to appear before Tallaght District Court later this month”.

The drugs seized are subject to analysis by FSI according to gardai.

The operation was led by the Serious Crime Unit supported by uniformed Gardaí and Community Policing Units based at Tallaght Station and investigations are ongoing.