Gardaí have seized nearly €300,000 worth of heroin in Dublin, arresting one man in connection with the whopping haul.
As a result of ongoing investigations targeting organised crime activity under Operation Tara, personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau supported by the Special Crime Task Force intercepted a vehicle and conducted a search of a residential address shortly before 2pm in the Clondalkin area of West Dublin on Wednesday, April 26.
Over the course of the operation, two kilogrammes of diamorphine (heroin) with a street value of €280,000, and €4,000 in cash was recovered.
