Gardaí arrest man and seize €1.2m cocaine following search operations in Dublin and Meath

Searches were carried out at three business premises, six homes and lands at two locations in The Ward area. 

A man has been arrested following search operations carried out by gardaí in Dublin and Meath where €1.2m worth of cocaine and significant sums of cash was seized on Monday afternoon. 

As part of intelligence-led operations targetting organised criminal activity under Operation Tara, two vehicles were intercepted by officers attached to the National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau in The Ward area of Dublin near the Meath border at around 4pm.