Two arrested in Dublin after seizure of drugs worth €590,000 and firearm

Gardaí have arrested two men and seized drugs worth a total of €590,000 and a firearm in Tallaght, Dublin.

Cocaine worth €50,000 was recovered and two men were arrested by gardaí during an operation in the Maplewood area of ​​Tallaght, Dublin 24, shortly after 10am on Thursday, May 2.

A follow-up operation also saw a home in Dublin 24 searched, leading to the discovery of further quantities of cocaine worth €420,000, crystal meth worth €120,000, along with a firearm.

“Both men were detained at a Garda station in the Dublin area under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984,” a Garda spokesman said.

“They have since been charged and released to appear at Tallaght District Court later this month.”

The operation was led by the Serious Crime Unit, supported by uniformed gardaí and community policing units based at Tallaght Station, and was part of Operation Tara and ongoing investigations into the distribution of controlled drugs and related crime in the Tallaght area.

The seized drugs are being analyzed by FSI and investigations are ongoing, gardaí said.