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Over €130,000 Worth Of Drugs Seized In Dublin

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A man in his 50s has been arrested

Gardaí have seized over €133,000 of suspected cannabis and arrested and charged one man following a search of a residence undertaken as part of Operation Tara in Dublin 2 on Thursday 6th April 2023.

The search was conducted under warrant by Gardaí from the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) South Central Divisional Drugs Unit with support from the Street Crime Unit from Pearse Street Garda Station. The operation was part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs in the area.

During the course of this search which took place at 1pm at a residence in the Macken Street area, approximately €133,840 of suspected cannabis was seized along with suspected drug paraphernalia.

The seized drugs will now be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.

A man in his 50s was arrested at the scene and detained at a Dublin Garda Station under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

He has since been charged and station bailed to appear at the Criminal Courts of Justice (Court 4) on Wednesday 26th April 2023.

Investigations are ongoing.

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