by Eoghan Dalton
14 people appeared in Waterford District Court on Tuesday in connection with an investigation into street-level drug dealing in Waterford.
The 12 men and two women were arrested during searches of over a dozen locations in the City.
The searches were part of an investigation into street level drug dealing in Waterford under Operation Tara and lead by the Drugs Unit.
Collectively, the alleged transactions amount to over six thousand euro.
The defendants are charged with the sale and supply of drugs including cocaine, diamorphine and cannabis.
The locations include Paddy Browne's Road, Ardkeen and the city centre.
The defendants were remanded on bail until February 15th, when Judge Kevin Staunton will decide whether he will deal with cases himself or send them forward to the Circuit Criminal Court.
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