Drug factory busted and €2.5m of drugs seized in Dublin

Gardaí seized €2.5 million worth of drugs including MDMA, ecstasy and cannabis following a search of a residence in the Kingswood area of Dublin on July 16, 2020, as part of Operation Tara. Picture: An Garda Siochána facebook page

Gardaí in west Dublin dismantled a drug production facility and seized an estimated €2.5 million of drugs, including one of the largest hauls of ecstasy and sleeping tablets in recent years.

Based on intelligence, the Dublin West Divisional Drug Unit, based in Ronanstown Garda Station, searched a house in the Kingswood area of south Dublin.