A man and a woman in their 40s have been arrested after almost €200,000 worth of controlled drugs were seized in Dublin yesterday.

Searches of a residential premises were carried out in the Dublin 8 area as part of Operation Tara.

Around €175,000 worth of suspected alprazolam tablets and €23,000 worth of suspected cannabis were seized.

A man and a woman were arrested and are being held at garda stations in Dublin.