Drugs gang dealt a blow as €2.75m worth of cocaine seized by gardai in Dublin
Gardai have blown a dent in the operations of a Dublin-based organised drugs gang, seizing an estimated €2.75m worth of cocaine.Two properties in the Coolock and Finglas areas of Dublin were searched by the Dublin Crime Response team on Friday, March 20 as part of ongoing investigations targeting organised crime under Operation Tara.During the course of the operation, Gardaí seized 38kg of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €2,660,000 at a business premises in Coolock.In a follow-up search of a residential property in Finglas, 1kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of €70,000 and 1kg of cannabis with a value of €20,000 was seized.Sign up to our new Crime Ireland newsletter and get exclusive content from Michael O'Toole and Paul HealyThe Irish Mirror's Crime Writers Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy are writing a new weekly newsletter called Crime Ireland. Click here to sign up and get it delivered to your inbox every weekTwo men, aged in their 20s and 30s, were arrested and are currently detained at stations in the Dublin Metropolitan Region under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007.The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.Gardai say investigations are ongoing.This seizure forms part of Operation Tara; an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy, which was launched by the Garda Commissioner in July 2021.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.For the latest news and breaking news visit irishmirror.ie/news.Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you.Follow us on Twitter @IrishMirror - the official Irish Mirror Twitter account - real news in real time.We're also on Facebook/irishmirror - your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the Irish Daily Mirror, Irish Sunday Mirror and irishmirror.ie.Want to see more of the stories you love from the Irish Mirror? Making us your preferred source on Google means you’ll get more of our exclusives, top stories and must-read content straight away. To add Irish Mirror as a preferred source, simply click here.
