A man and a woman have been arrested after armed gardaí seized suspected drugs worth €4,000 during a search in Letterkenny.
Gardaí attached to the Donegal Divisional Drugs Unit were assisted by members of the Armed Support Unit in executing a search warrant yesterday morning at a property in Letterkenny.
During the course of the search, suspected cocaine with a value of €2,800 and suspected cannabis with a value €1,200 along with €1,900 and £230 sterling was seized.
A man and a woman, both ages in their 20s, have been arrested and are currently detained at a Garda Station in the Donegal Division under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
Gardaí said investigations are ongoing and are appealing for anyone who has information in relation to the sale and supply of controlled drugs in Co. Donegal or the border region to contact the Donegal Divisional Drugs Unit on 074-9167100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
This search took place as part of Operation Tara.
The focus of Operation Tara is to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks, at all levels, international, national, and local, involved in the importation, distribution, cultivation, production and local sale and supply of controlled drugs.
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