Gardaí have seized a whopping 3kg of cocaine worth just over €200,000 from a house in Dublin.
The seizure was made as part of Operation Tara and ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs in Coolock.
The Divisional Drugs Unit in Coolock was assisted by a number of other units when they conducted a search under warrant at a residential premises in Coolock on Tuesday morning.
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During the course of the search, 3kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of €211,400 was seized along with two large-scale industrial weight press units, bagging equipment and other items of drugs paraphernalia.
The drugs are now subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI).
Gardaí have said, however, that no arrests were made during the search and investigations are ongoing.
This seizure forms part of Operation Tara which is an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy, launched by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris in July 2021.
"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," a garda statement said.
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