A joint Garda-Revenue operation targeting people suspected of being associated with organised crime resulted in the seizure of herbal cannabis worth at more than €1 million on Thursday in Dublin. The Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, the Dublin Metropolitan Region North Central Divisional Drug Unit, and Revenue’s Customs Service all worked together to … Read more
Cannabis believed to be worth €363,000 was seized in Dublin, leading to the arrest of three persons. Revenue officials searched residential properties in north Dublin and discovered around 18.1kg of herbal cannabis. A man in his 20s was arrested on Wednesday and has been charged. A man and woman in their 30s were arrested on … Read more
Drugs worth an estimated €141,000 have been recovered in Waterford city, and a man in his 50s has been arrested. During a search operation at a house in Ferrybank yesterday, cannabis, cocaine, suspected Alprazolam, and Zopiclone pills, as well as more over €10,000 in cash, were discovered. The search was part of an ongoing investigation … Read more
A garda in her 30s has been questioned after being caught with drugs at Dublin Airport yesterday. The Dublin-based lady was discovered to be “in possession of a small quantity of controlled drugs.” At the Ballymun Garda Station, she was interrogated before being let go without being charged. The drugs were forwarded for forensic examination. … Read more
Drugs are being smuggled into prison yards through children’s helicopter toys that cost €15. Associates are flying contraband over jail perimeter walls using little aircraft. One of the miniature helicopters was removed from the netting by staff at Wheatfield Prison in Dublin, Irish Mirroe reported. A source told the Irish Sunday Mirror: “This is a … Read more
Following a series of searches as part of Operation Tara, Gardai arrested five persons and seized drugs worth about €350,000. A raid on a house in Dundalk, Co Louth, discovered €200,000 in cannabis. Gardai in Swords, Co Dublin, seized €110,000 in cannabis. Following the second search of a house in Blanchardstown, Dublin, a fresh batch of cannabis … Read more
A man and a woman in their 30s have been arrested in connection with the seizure of a suspected firearm and a quantity of drugs on Tuesday afternoon. Officers attached to the South Central Divisional Drug unit who were on patrol in Townsend Street, Dublin 2, observed “unusual activity” and approached both suspects who are … Read more
A man aged in his twenties has been arrested after gardaí seized more than €4.6 million worth of cocaine in Leopardstown in Dublin on Friday. As part of an ongoing investigation targeting serious organised criminal activity, officers stopped a vehicle in the Leopardstown and found 67 kilogrammes of cocaine, with an estimated street value of … Read more
Gardaí have seized drugs worth around €1.4 million during searches carried out in Clare and Limerick over the past 24 hours. Cocaine worth an estimated €779,450 was seized during a search operation in counties Clare and Limerick Today. Yesterday, worth an estimated €643,000 were also discovered during a series of searches. Five people were arrested … Read more
A 46-year-old man has been arrested after €3.1m worth of cocaine was seized in Dublin Port on Saturday. Some 45kg of drugs were found in a refrigeration unit inside a vehicle by officials, with the help of a detector dog The operation was made as part of ongoing investigations targeting persons suspected of involvement in … Read more
Revenue officers have seized cocaine worth an estimated €210,000 at Dublin Airport. 3 kilos of the drug was discovered during a routine search of the baggage of passenger who had arrived on a flight from Lisbon on Monday. A woman in her 20s was arrested at the scene and she is being held at Ballymun … Read more
A man in his 50s was arrested and seized drugs and cash after stopping a car in Dundalk by Gardaí. The search happend as part of the Operation Tara national strategy targeting illegal drugs. Gardaí stopped and searched a vehicle on the Carrickmacross Road in the Co Louth town around 11am yesterday. And they found … Read more
46 cases of spiking incidents have been reported to gardai so far in Ireland, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has revealed. Among them, 25 of the incidents involved needles or syringes. “There were 46 incidents reported under the heading ‘spiking’ to our (garda) Pulse system from January to November of this year. Twenty-five of those … Read more
Gardai have seized a huge quantity of drugs following a search operation in Co Meath on Wednesday. According to the gardai, the search took place in the Rathfeigh area where the officers discovered 97 kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated market value of €1.94 million. Two men ages 59 and 61 have also been … Read more