Gardaí have arrested two men after intercepting a car and seizing a huge stash of drugs.
About €300,000 of suspected cannabis was taken by Gardai after searches in Tipperary and Carlow as part of Operation Tara on Saturday morning.
At approximately 10:50am, as a result of ongoing investigations into the activities of an organised crime group by Gardaí in the Eastern Region and in County Tipperary, Gardaí at Nenagh intercepted a vehicle on the M7 Motorway at Lisatunny.
During the course of a search of this vehicle, approximately €100,000 of suspected cannabis was located within a concealed compartment in the boot and seized by Gardaí. The two male occupants of the car were arrested.
During the course of a follow-up operation at a residence on the Tullow Road in County Carlow at approximately 3pm, Gardaí conducted a search of a vehicle on the property and approximately €200,000 of suspected cannabis was located within a concealed compartment and seized.
All of the drugs seized will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
A Garda spokesperson told the Irish Mirror: "The two arrested males, aged in their 40s and 30s, are currently being detained at Nenagh Garda Station under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
"Investigations are ongoing."
The goal of Operation Tara is to protect communities from the scourge of illegal drugs in line with An Garda Síochána’s mission of Keeping People Safe.
The focus of Operation Tara is to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks, at all levels - international, national, local - involved in the importation, distribution, cultivation, production, local sale and supply of controlled drugs.
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