Gardai have seized approximately €700,000 worth of cannabis following a search operation in Brittas in south Dublin.
At approximately 11am this morning, Garda attached to Tallaght Garda Station including the Garda Dog Unit, Regular Unit and Tallaght and Rathfarnham Divisional Drugs Units, searched a yard in the Crooksling area of Brittas. Officers recovered cannabis drugs worth €700,000 at the scene.
A garda spokesman said: "During the course of this search cannabis with an approximate value of €700,000 was recovered. The drugs have been sent for forensic examination.
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"No arrests have been made at this time. Investigations are ongoing," he added.
On 1 July 2021 An Garda Siochana commenced an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy - Operation Tara. The goal of Operation Tara is to protect communities from the scourge of illegal drugs in line with An Garda Siochana's mission of Keeping People Safe.
The focus of Operation Tara is 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. Under Operation Tara, individuals and groups involved in the drug trade will be the target of enforcement activity based on intelligence and the latest crime trends.
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