Two people arrested after €125,000 of drugs seized in Tipperary

Michael Bolton

Two people have been arrested after €125,000 of controlled drugs were seized in Tipperary on Wednesday.

This was part of an intelligence-led multi-agency operation in Tipperary Town.

The operation involved Revenue Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and the Tipperary Divisional Drugs Unit.

Revenue officers seized approximately 62,500 of suspected Alprazolam and Clonazepam tablets with an estimated street value of €125,000.

A man in his 40s and a woman in her 30s were arrested and are currently being held at a Garda station in Tipperary.

The man has been charged and and is scheduled to appear before a sitting of the District Court in Nenagh on Thursday morning.

The woman has been released without charge, and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.