€140,000 worth of Diamorphine seized and one man arrested in Clondalkin

Gardaí have seized €140,000 worth of diamorphine and arrested a man following a search operation in Clondalkin last night, Wednesday, March 30.

The seizure was part of Operation Tara.

In a statement, a Garda spokesperson said: “At approximately 7pm, Gardaí conducted a search at a residential property in Foxdene Gardens, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.

“During the course of the search, approximately €140,000 worth of diamorphine and €1,000 worth of crack cocaine was seized. All of the seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.

“A man in his 30s was arrested in relation to this incident and is currently detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act (Drug Trafficking) 1996 at Ronanstown Garda station. He can be detained for up to 7 days.

“Investigations are ongoing.”