€600k drugs seizure and three arrests in Balbriggan

As a result of ongoing investigations targeting organised criminal activity under Operation TARA, personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) supported by the Special Crime Task Force (SCTF) intercepted two vehicles shortly before 2.00pm yesterday in the Balbriggan area.

In the course of the operation Cannabis Herb worth in excess of €600,000 and €15,000 in cash was seized.

Three men, aged 37, 40 and 44, were arrested in relation to drug trafficking and detained under Section 2 of Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act  1996, at a Garda Station in North County Dublin.

Gardai say the drugs seized will be forwarded to FSI for analysis and investigations are ongoing and further updates will follow.