Gardaí seize €2m worth of cannabis herb in Ballyfermot, Dublin 10
Gardaí have seized €2m worth of cannabis herb in Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 today.
Gardaí raided a business premises as part of Operation Tara.
The searches were carried out by Gardaí from Ballyfermot Garda Station, Clondalkin Community Engagement Area, and Detective Gardaí from Serious Crime South.
The drugs seized are now subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland.
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Gardai say there were no arrests and investigations are ongoing.
Operation Tara is the enhanced national anti-drugs strategy launched by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris in July 2021.
The focus of Operation Tara is to disrupt, dismantle, and prosecute drug trafficking networks at all levels – international, national, and local – involved in the importation, distribution, cultivation, production, local sale, and supply of controlled drugs.
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