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Man arrested and charged after €137,000 worth of heroin and cocaine seized in Tallaght

A man has been arrested and charged after €137,000 worth of heroin and cocaine was seized from a Dublin home.

The search was carried out under warrant, as part of Operation Tara at around 5:25pm yesterday. Gardai searched the home located in the Tymon Crescent area of Tallaght. Suspected heroin with an estimated value of €136,654 and suspected cocaine with an estimated value of €1,001 were seized. The total estimated value of the suspected drugs seized is €137,655.

All of the drugs seized will now be sent for analysis. A man in his early 40s was arrested at the scene and detained at Tallaght Garda Station. He will appear before the Criminal Court today at 10:30am.

Read more: Man charged after over €1 million worth of heroin and cocaine seized from Dublin home

Assistant Commissioner Angela Willis, Dublin region spoke about the significance of yesterday's seizure. She said: "An Garda Síochána are very mindful of the harm that illicit drugs cause in communities, and the significant negative impact caused in all aspects of society by the behaviour of individuals who are under the influence of illicit drugs.

Yesterday's significant seizure in Tallaght and the seizure of significant quantities of both heroin and cocaine with an estimated street sale value in excess of one million euro (€1,000,000), by Garda personnel attached to the DMR East Divisional Drug Unit, and the arrest of two suspects on 20th October, 2022, is a demonstration of our continued efforts to remove illicit drugs from our streets and communities across the Dublin region, thereby reducing the harm to residents and business communities that is associated with drug related criminality”.

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