A man has been charged following a seizure of €2.5 million worth of suspected drugs in south Dublin last week.
The haul, which included suspected cannabis, MDMA, ecstasy tablets and ketamine, were seized during search of a residence in the Kingswood area of Dublin 22 on Thursday.
The man, who is in his 20s, will appear before Blanchardstown District Court on Monday morning at 10:30am.
Speaking following the raid, a garda spokesman said: "Acting on intelligence as part of ongoing investigations related to Operation Tara, Gardaí from the Dublin Metropolitan Region West Divisional Drugs Unit based at Ronanstown Garda Station carried out a search of a residence in the Kingswood area of Dublin 22 on Thursday, 16th July 2020.
"During the course of this search, Gardaí discovered an assortment of suspected controlled drugs, including 34 kilos of vacuum packed cannabis with an estimated value of €680,000, MDMA with an estimated value of €40,860, pink Upjohn tablets valued at €22,146, blue ecstasy tablets valued at €176,190, pink powder for Upjohn tablets valued at €168,000 and €3,550 respectively, white ecstasy tablets valued at €66,240, ketamine valued at €60,000, Xanax tablets valued at €81,700 and further ecstasy valued at €1,187,500.
"All drugs seized are subject to analysis.
"In addition to the suspected controlled drugs seized, suspected drugs paraphernalia including a drugs press, mixing machine, weighing scales and storage material were also recovered."
