Cocaine worth over €211,000 has been seized in a north Dublin raid.
An Garda Siochana conducted a search as part of Operation Tara at a property in Coolock, Dublin. During the course of the search 3kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of €211,400 was seized.
Gardai also seized from the scene two large scale industrial weight press units, bagging equipment and other items of drugs paraphernalia. The drugs are now subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI).
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No arrests have been made, and investigations are continuing. A garda spokesman said: "As part of Operation Tara and ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs, the Divisional Drugs Unit in Coolock assisted by a number of other units conducted a search under warrant at a residential premises in Coolock on the morning of Tuesday 13th December, 2022.
"During the course of the search 3kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of €211,400 was seized along with two large scale industrial weight press units, bagging equipment and other items of drugs paraphernalia. The drugs are now subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI).
"No arrests were made during the search and investigations are ongoing," added the spokesman.
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