Gardaí seize €74,350 worth of drugs and €125,000 in cash during Clondalkin searches

Gardaí seized €65,250 of cannabis and €9,100 worth of cocaine during search operations in the Clondalkin area on Monday.

“As part of a joint operation under Operation Tara targeting the sale and supply of controlled drugs and the proceeds of crime by the Divisional Drugs Unit in Ballyfermot a number of search warrants were executed on Monday 18th April, 2022,” a spokesperson said.

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

“In a separate search of a premises €125,000 cash was seized,” Gardaí say.

“One man (late 30s) was arrested at the scene of one search and was taken to Clondalkin Garda station where he is currently detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 where he can be detained for up to a period of seven days.”

Investigations are ongoing.