A WOMAN HAS been charged after drugs worth €270,000 were seized during a search operation in Coolock, Co Dublin.
As part of Operation Tara, the Coolock District Drugs Unit carried out a search of a property in the area just after 12pm.
During the course of the search, a “substantial quantity” of suspected MDMA valued at approximately €203,400 was seized, along with cocaine (€24,010), cannabis herb (€21,800), cannabis jellies (€20,000) and cannabis (€4,200).
Weighing scales and drugs paraphernalia were also seized.
The drugs are currently subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI).
A woman, aged in her 50s, was arrested at the scene. She was detained at a Dublin garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
She has since been charged in relation to the seizure and is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Sunday, 7 July.
A garda spokesperson said that investigations into the matter are ongoing.
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