Shotgun uncovered in Tallaght cocaine swoop

A man has been arrested after the seizure of drugs and a weapon in Tallaght overnight.

A man has been arrested after the seizure of drugs and a weapon in Tallaght overnight.

Gardai from the Tallaght Drugs Unit recovered cocaine with a street value of euro;120,000, Cannabis with a street value of euro;12,000 and a pump-action shotgun following a search of a house in the Tallaght area.

A man in his 20's is being detained at Tallaght Garda Station under the provisions of Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act.

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