As part of Operation Tara, Gardaí from Gorey Detective Unit, Uniform Unit with the Wexford Divisional Drug Unit conducted a number of searches in the North Wexford area on Wednesday.

As a result of these searches drugs to the value of approximately €215,000 were seized.

Three people were detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act 1996. Two people will appear before a Special Sitting of the District Court charged in connection with these seizures.