A LARGE SUM of heroin was seized by gardaí as a result of separate searches at two properties in counties Dublin and Meath yesterday.

Gardaí from the Finglas drugs unit, the Dublin West search team and the dog unit found approximately €81,200 worth of heroin at an address in Scribblestown, Dublin 15, yesterday morning.

A follow-up search at a property near Navan in County Meath was conducted by gardaí from Finglas and Meath where approximately €155,400 of suspected heroin was seized as well as a hydraulic press.

Evidence image of a hydraulic press that was seized by gardaí in Navan yesterday as part of the investigation. An Garda Síochána An Garda Síochána

A man in his 30s has been arrested and is currently being held in a garda station in West Dublin this afternoon.

The seizure, totalling €236,600, has been sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis, gardaí said today.

One of this week’s seizures as part of our ongoing activity targeting the sale and supply of illegal drugs across the country is €235k worth of heroin which was discovered yesterday during searches in Dublin and Meath.#KeepingPeopleSafe pic.twitter.com/xZcuXjAoXG

— Garda Info (@gardainfo) January 4, 2024

The searches were carried out by gardaí from the Finglas Divisional Drugs Unit in an operation, known as Operation Tara, which targets the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Dublin area.

Investigations are ongoing, a spokesperson for An Garda Síochána said.