Guns and ammunition, cocaine worth €35,000, and €2,000 cash, have been seized in Castleisland.
Gardaí made the discoveries during the search of a house in the area as part of Operation Tara.
Gardaí in Kerry have seized guns, ammunition, drugs, and cash following a search of a house in Castleisland yesterday (7th January, 2024).
The Garda Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit carried out the search as part of Operation Tara, a national anti-drugs strategy aimed at disrupting, dismantling and prosecuting drug trafficking networks.
During the search of the house in Castleisland, cocaine with an estimated street value of €35,000, two guns and ammunition, and €2,365 in cash was seized.
The drugs are subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI).
A man in his 40s was arrested and is being detained at a garda station in the county, under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
Gardaí says their investigations are ongoing.
