Gardai seize drugs worth €135,000 and man arrested

DRUGS worth an estimated €135,000 was seized by Gardai and a man arrested following a search operation in Crumlin on Friday evening.

According to Gardai, the search, conducted as part of Operation Tara, took place shortly after 9pm at a residence on the Kildare Road in Crumlin by Gardai from the Crumlin District Drugs Unit, with assistance by regular units from Crumlin and Sundrive Road Garda Station and the Garda Dog Unit.

During the search, suspected cocaine worth an estimated €87,000 and suspected cannabis worth €48,000 were seized.

An industrial hydraulic press, a large vacuum packing machine, blenders and a weighing scales were also located and seized.

All of the seized items were located in a shed at the rear of the property, concealed behind larger items.

The operation is part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs in the Dublin 12 area.

A man in his 20’s was arrested at the scene. He is currently being detained at a Garda Station in the Dublin Region under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.

Gardai say investigations are ongoing.