Approximately €2,155 in cash was also seized in addition to approximately 50 shotgun cartridges.
A man has been arrested following the discovery of a suspected cannabis grow house in Tallaght.
Shortly after 4pm on Wednesday 3rd May 2023, Gardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT) conducted a search of a premises in West Tallaght as part of Operation Tara.
During the course of the search, 50 suspected cannabis plants at various stages of cultivation and with an estimated value of approximately €40,000 were seized along with a further €40,000 of suspected cannabis herb.
A large amount of equipment commonly used in the cultivation of cannabis such as lighting, heating, ventilation and irrigation systems were also discovered.
Approximately €2,155 in cash was also seized in addition to approximately 50 shotgun cartridges.
A man in his late 40s was arrested at the scene and taken to a Garda Station in south Dublin where he remains detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
During the course of a follow-up search in the Clondalkin area, a sum of cash was recovered and a man in his late 30s was arrested.
This man is currently being detained at a separate south Dublin Garda Station under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
The seized drugs (totaling €80,000) and the shotgun cartridges will now be sent for analysis to Forensic Science Ireland and the Garda Ballistics Unit respectively.
This operation is an example of An Garda Síochána's ongoing efforts in dismantling organised crime groups affecting communities across the DMR.
Garda investigations are ongoing.
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