GARDAÍ HAVE ARRESTED a man and seized cocaine worth an estimated €1.75 million following an operation in Clondalkin yesterday.

At around 5.30pm, Gardaí stopped a vehicle on St Cuthberts Road and conducted a search of it.

During the search, 25kg of cocaine was found in the vehicle.

All of the suspected drugs will not be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.

A man in his 30s has been arrested in relation to this incident and is currently detained under the provisions of Section of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Clondalkin Garda Station.

This seizure is part of An Garda Síochána’s ‘Operation Tara’ – an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy launched by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris last year.

The focus of Operation Tara is to dismantle and prosecute drug-traffickers’ networks on a national and international level.

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