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Man due in court following seizure of drugs worth €125,000 in Tipperary

The seizure was made in Tipperary town on Wednesday

Seoirse Mulgrew

A man is due in court following the seizure of approximately €125,000 worth of controlled drugs during an intelligence-led multi-agency operation in Tipperary Town yesterday.

The man, aged in his 40s, arrested in connection with this investigation, has been charged and is scheduled to appear before a sitting of the District Court in Nenagh later this morning.

A woman in her 30s, also arrested, has been released without charge, and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The operation involved Revenue Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) 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.

Investigations are ongoing.