Drugs Search Leads To One Arrest In Tipperary South.

A man aged in his 20’s was arrested and taken to Clonmel Garda Station, following searches of a number of addresses in the Old Bridge area of Clonmel, South Tipperary yesterday morning, (August 3rd 2022).

Members of the Clonmel District Drugs Unit, assisted by other local units, carried out a series of coordinated searches, on foot of a search warrant.

During the search of one property, crack cocaine valued at approximately €800 (pending analysis) was seized along with a significant, undisclosed sum of cash.

The searches were conducted as part of Operation Tara, the goal of which is to protect communities from the scourge of illegal drugs and in line with An Garda Síochána’s mission to Keeping People Safe.