Two arrested in Dublin after seizure of drugs worth €590k and firearm

Gardaí have arrested two males and seized drugs worth a total of €590,000 and a firearm in Tallaght in Dublin.

Cocaine worth €50,000 was recovered and two males arrested by gardaí during an operation in the Maplewood area of Tallaght, Dublin 24, shortly after 10 am on Thursday, May 2.

In the course of a follow-up operation, a residential property in Dublin 24 was also searched, which lead the discovery of further quantities of cocaine worth €420,000, crystal meth worth €120,000, along with a firearm.

"Both males were detained at a garda station in the Dublin Region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984," a garda spokesperson said.

"They have since been charged and released from garda custody to appear before Tallaght District Court later this month".

The operation was led by the Serious Crime Unit supported by uniformed gardaí and Community Policing Units based at Tallaght Station, and was part of Operation Tara and ongoing investigations into the distribution of controlled drugs and related crime in the Tallaght area.

The drugs seized are subject to analysis by FSI, and investigations are ongoing, gardaí said.