A man faces a court sitting tomorrow morning after being arrested as part of a joint operation that saw €106k of cannabis seized by gardai and Revenue.
A teenage male and the man in his 20s were both arrested after a raid in Finglas. During the search 5.3kg of suspected cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €106,800 was seized by gardai.
It was carried out as part of Operation Tara. Gardai attached to the Blanchardstown District Drugs Unit along with gardai from the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and personnel from the Revenue Customs service were all involved.
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Both were taken to Finglas Garda Station where they were detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. The teenager was released pending a referral to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme.
The man has since been charged in relation to this incident and is due to appear before Blanchardstown District Court tomorrow morning, Thursday 23rd February 2023, at 10.30am. Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
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