Advertisement

We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

File photo Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Woman charged after drugs worth €1m and firearms are seized during raid

Gardaí searched a house in Tallaght on Thursday.

A WOMAN HAS been charged after gardaí seized firearms and drugs at a raid in Tallaght on Thursday.

Officers from the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau, supported by the Special Crime Task Force, searched a premises located in the Greenhills Road area of Tallaght, Dublin 24.

In the course of the search, two semi-automatic .22 calibre pistols and 20 rounds of .22 ammunition were seized.

A large quantity of cannabis, cocaine and diazepam tablets with an estimated total street value in excess of €1 million (subject to forensic analysis) were also seized. 

A 49-year-old woman was arrested at the premises, and detained at Tallaght Garda Station under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.

She is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice at 10.30am today.

Comments are closed due to ongoing legal proceedings. 

Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone...
A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation.

Close
JournalTv
News in 60 seconds