Man (20s) arrested as garda raid in Tipperary uncovers €100,000 cocaine haul

A man in his 20s has been arrested after gardaí in Tipperary discovered a huge drugs haul during a search.

Gardaí seized the suspected cocaine with an estimated value of approximately €100,000 during a search at a location in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, a Garda statement confirmed.

Drugs paraphernalia was also seized in the course of the search which was conducted as part of Operation Thor by Gardaí from the Divisional Task Force assisted by Divisional Drugs Unit, the Garda Dog Unit and Gardaí from Nenagh District.

Gardaí also confirmed a man in his 20s was arrested in connection with the search, and is currently detained at a Garda station in the Tipperary area under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

The drugs will be sent for analysis by Forensic Science Ireland.

Garda investigations are ongoing.

Gardaí say Operation Thor, launched in November 2015, is designed to tackle the anticipated increase in the number of burglaries and associated criminal activity that usually occur in winter months by undertaking targeted enforcement and preventative activity.

The initiative has successfully reduced the rate of winter burglaries, leading to a significant decline in property related crime since its introduction in 2015, gardaí say.

The winter phase of Operation Thor commenced on October 1, 2023 and will run until the end of March 2024.