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06 Sept 2025

Man charged as gardai raid methamphetamine, cannabis operation in Letterkenny

Detectives raided a property in Letterkenny on Thursday as part of Operation Tara and found quantities of methamphetamine and cannabis worth a combined €41,000

Man charged as gardai raid  crystal meth, cannabis operation in Letterkenny

Cannabis and methamphetamine (inset) were found and the arrested man conveyed to Letterkenny Garda Station

Gardai have busted a large drug-dealing operation in Letterkenny.

Detectives raided a property on Thursday as part of Operation Tara and found quantities of methamphetamine and cannabis worth a combined €41,000.

Cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €30,500 and methamphetamine worth €10,500, subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland, were seized

A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and detained at Letterkenny Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

He was subsequently charged to appear before Letterkenny District Court next month.

Detectives from the Donegal Divisional Drugs Unit carried out the operation at a residential property as part of ongoing investigations targeting the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the region.

It is a second big drugs bust in Letterkenny this week.

A woman in her 20s was arrested and charged after €4,000 worth of controlled drugs - €2,800 of suspected cocaine and €1,200 of suspected cannabis - were found in a raid.

The woman was brought before Buncrana District Court and bailed to appear again in April.

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