The searches were conducted as part of Operation Tara.
Gardaí have arrested one man and seized over €235,000 of suspected heroin during the course of searches conducted in counties Dublin and Meath yesterday.
The searches were conducted as part of Operation Tara by Gardaí from the Finglas Divisional Drugs Unit in an operation targeting the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Dublin area.
At approximately 10am on Wednesday 3rd January 2024, Gardaí from the Finglas Drugs Unit, the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) West Search Team and the Garda Dog Unit conducted a search under warrant at a premises in the Scribblestown area of Dublin 15.
During the course of this search, approximately €81,200 of suspected heroin was seized and a man was arrested.
The man, aged in his 30s, is currently being detained at a Garda station in West Dublin.
A follow-up search was later conducted by the Finglas Drugs Unit assisted by the Meath Drugs Unit at a premises near Navan in County Meath where approximately €155,400 of suspected heroin was seized in addition to a hydraulic press.
The seized drugs - totalling €236,600 - will now be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.
Investigations are ongoing.
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