Court sitting in Carlow for those arrested after €30k in cash and 2kg of cannabis found
This operation involved the search of 16 residential and business premises.
A court sitting is taking place in Carlow this morning for those arrested as part of arrests made after over €30,000 in cash and over 2kg of cannabis were found.
As part of Operation Tara and ongoing investigations targeting organised crime, personnel from the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) conducted an operation which began on Monday, 16th February 2026.
This follows a significant nationwide investigation targeting the criminal activity of a number of participants and the leadership of a criminal organisation suspected of being involved in carrying out a number of serious drug-related Intimidation attacks nationally.
This operation involved the search of 16 residential and business premises.
On Monday, 16th February, three men (aged 30s and 40s) and one woman (aged 30s) were arrested in Cork, Laois and Carlow.
In addition, this morning, four (4) men (three aged in their 40s and one in their 30s) will also appear before courts in the Criminal Courts of Justice Dublin, Thurles District Court, and Carlow District Court for charges related to this investigation.
This Organised Crime Group (OCG) has a transnational element, linking in with criminal entities abroad.
The three men and the woman have since been released without charge pending submission of a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
During the course of the search operation, 12 vehicles were seized with concealments located in a number of these, along with €32,668 in cash, 2kg of cannabis, and a number of electronic devices, including phones and laptops.
The units involved in supporting GNDOCB in these ongoing investigations and this search and arrest operation included the Emergency Response Unit, the Garda Dog Unit, the Garda National Immigration Bureau, the Stolen Motor Vehicles Investigation Unit, Dublin Crime Response Team, Regional Crime, and Drug Units from Dublin, Cork, Tipperary, Limerick and Carlow/Kilkenny.
This investigation by GNDOCB has been ongoing since November 2024.