Gardai seize thousands worth of cash and drugs in Finglas as one man arrested

Gardai seized around €150,000 in one fell swoop on Tuesday after a search was conducted of a residence in Finglas.

According to officers attached to Operation Tara, €10,000 of that was in cash and €140,000 in Cannabis.

Operation Tara aims to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks, at all levels - international, national, local - involved in the importation, distribution, cultivation, production, local sale and supply of controlled drugs.

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Aided by the Divisional Drugs Unit at Finglas Garda Station the search of a residence was carried out in Finglas on Tuesday afternoon, January 17.

A man in his mid-30s was later arrested and detained at Finglas Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

He has since been charged and is expected to appear before Blanchardstown District Court today at 10:30 am.

A garda spokesperson confirmed: “Gardaí have seized €10,000 in cash along with Cannabis worth €140,000 and arrested and charged one man following an intelligence-led operation in Finglas.

“As part of Operation Tara, Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs Unit at Finglas Garda Station searched a residence in Finglas on Tuesday afternoon, 17th January 2023.

“In the course of the search, Cannabis Herb worth €140,000 was seized along with €10,000 in cash.

“A man in his mid-30s was later arrested and detained at Finglas Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

“This man has since been charged and is expected to appear before Blanchardstown District Court (1) on Wednesday the 18th of January, 2023 at 10:30 am”.

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