Ireland Man charged after €157,000 in crack cocaine and cannabis seized in Dublin 1
Gardaí from the DMR North Central Divisional Drugs Unit seized approximately €157,000 of controlled drugs, including cannabis and crack cocaine, during a search of a house in Dublin 1 on Thursday 30 January 2025. The operation was part of Operation Tara, the national anti-drugs strategy targeting street-level drug dealing in the capital. A man in his 40s was arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1996, and has since been charged. He was due to appear before Court 4 of the Criminal Courts of Justice on 31 January 2025, and investigations remain ongoing with the seized drugs subject to examination by Forensic Science Ireland.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Charged30 Jan
2 reports - In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gardaí seized approximately €157,000 of controlled drugs, comprising approximately €100,000 of cannabis and €57,000 of crack cocaine.
- A man in his 40s was arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1996.
- Where
- The search was carried out at a house in Dublin 1.
- When
- The operation took place on Thursday 30 January 2025.
- Investigation
- Gardaí from the DMR North Central Divisional Drugs Unit carried out the search as part of Operation Tara, the national anti-drugs strategy targeting street-level drug dealing in the capital.
- The seized drugs were sent for further analysis and are subject to examination by Forensic Science Ireland.
- Investigations are ongoing.
- Charges
- The man has been charged with possession of controlled drugs.
- In court
- The man was due to appear before Court 4 of the Criminal Courts of Justice on 31 January 2025.
22 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí seized approximately €157,000 of controlled drugs (garda.ie)
- whatApproximately €100,000 of cannabis was seized (garda.ie)
- what€57,000 of crack cocaine was seized (garda.ie)
- whatA man in his 40s was arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1996 (garda.ie)
- whatGardaí seized approximately €157,000 of controlled drugs in Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe operation targeted street-level drug dealing in the capital. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatApproximately €100,000 worth of cannabis was seized. (irishmirror.ie)
- what€57,000 worth of crack cocaine was seized. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man in his 40s was arrested in connection with the seizure. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe operation took place in Dublin 1 (garda.ie)
- whereThe search was carried out at a house in Dublin 1. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe operation took place on Thursday 30 January 2025 (garda.ie)
- whenThe search took place on Thursday, 30 January 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí from the DMR North Central Divisional Drugs Unit carried out a search of a house (garda.ie)
- investigationThe drugs seized were sent for further analysis (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationAll seized drugs are subject to examination by Forensic Science Ireland. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe man was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1996. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe man has been charged (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe man was due to appear before Court 4 of the Criminal Courts of Justice on 31 January 2025 (garda.ie)
- courtThe man was due to appear before Court 4 of the Criminal Courts of Justice on Friday afternoon. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe seizure forms part of Operation Tara, the national anti-drugs strategy. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 31 Jan2025Man arrested as crack cocaine and cannabis worth €157k seized in major garda op
Reports the arrest and charging of a man in his 40s following a planned drug raid in Dublin 1 under Operation Tara, with the man due to appear at the Criminal Courts of Justice.
suspect, 40s, male - 30 Jan2025Operation Tara - Seizure of €157,000 Cannabis and Crack Cocaine, Dublin 1, Thursday 30th January 2025
Confirms the man was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1996, that the drugs were sent for further analysis, and that he was due to appear before Court 4 of the Criminal Courts of Justice on 31 January 2025.
suspect, 40s, male