A woman in her 50s has been arrested after gardaí seized suspected illegal drugs worth €270,000 during a search operation in Coolock, Co Dublin.
The search of the property was carried out on Wednesday afternoon by the Coolock District Drugs Unit as part of Operation Tara.
Gardaí said a “substantial quantity” of MDMA valued at approximately €203,400 was seized along with cocaine (€24,010), cannabis herb (€21,800), cannabis jellies (€20,000) and cannabis (€4,200).
Weighing scales and drugs paraphernalia were also seized.
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The drugs are currently subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland.
The woman in her 50s was arrested at the scene and was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at a Garda station in Dublin.
She has since been charged in relation to the seizure and is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice in July.
A garda spokeswoman said investigations are ongoing.
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