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Trio appear in court charged with €10m seizure
The seizure of 506kg of cannabis worth over €10 million disrupted organised crime under Operation Tara, with three men arrested and investigations ongoing.
- On Friday, January 30, Revenue Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau seized 506kg of cannabis worth 10,120,000 euros in a raid.
- Operation Tara, a Garda initiative targeting drug-dealing networks, underpinned the raid, which Revenue described as part of its ongoing operations targeting illegal drug importation.
- Authorities arrested two men in their 30s and one in his 50s pursuant to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, and they remain detained under Section 50 at Garda stations in Counties Louth and Dublin.
- A Revenue spokesperson said investigations into the operation are ongoing and urged businesses and members of the public to contact Revenue in confidence on the confidential hotline 1800 295 295.
- A Garda photograph circulated to media showed 560kg of cannabis and an estimated value of 10 million, with some reports describing the haul as more than €10 million.
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