An Garda Síochána
🇮🇪 Ireland · Police · 78 reports
- People arrested
- 123
- Plants destroyed
- 9,024
- Cannabis seized
- 24.114 t
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
Byrne jailed 5 years 1 month over 42 kg cannabis on the N7
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jailed Andrew Byrne, 45, for five years and one month after gardaí caught him transporting cannabis on the N7. Customs had intercepted a 42 kg package, valued at €840,000 and concealed in Tupperware, and he pleaded guilty to two counts of possession for sale or supply.
Arrested 1Charged 1Sentenced 1Cannabis 42 kgMan pleads guilty over €184k cannabis import in Loughlinstown
Duane Costello (38) pleaded guilty to importing cannabis worth €184,000 to his Loughlinstown, Dublin address in January 2025. He had paid the import duties but refused the drugs when gardaí attempted a controlled delivery, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard.
Charged 1Cork man jailed three years over 3 kg of cannabis in a shed
Shaun O'Callaghan of Rathpeacon Road, Cork, was jailed for three years after admitting he kept three kilos of cannabis, valued at €56,000, for sale or supply in a shed behind a house on Commons Road. Judge Helen Boyle set a headline sentence of seven and a half years, reduced it to five for his guilty plea and suspended the last two to encourage his rehabilitation.
Arrested 1Cannabis 3 kgPrison five years, last two suspendedTwo brothers charged over 100,000 vapes seized in Longford raids
Two brothers were charged after Gardaí and Revenue seized an estimated €2 million in HHC and THC products, including more than 100,000 vapes, from Candy Cloud shops and other premises in four counties. Forensic testing is still under way to confirm how many vapes are illegal, and the case was adjourned to February 2027.
Charged 216.5 kg herbal cannabis, vapes and gummies seized in Clare and Kildare; one held
Gardaí and Revenue Customs officers seized about 16.5 kg of herbal cannabis plus cannabis vapes and gummies, valued at €359,000, in operations across Clare and Kildare. One person was arrested after a seizure in County Kildare on 6 November 2026; investigations are ongoing.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 16.5 kgCork man pleads guilty over 273 kg cannabis haul in The Glen
Daniel Kelleher, 25, pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to possessing 273 kg of cannabis for sale or supply at Arderrin Way, The Glen. Gardai valued the vacuum-packed haul at €546,000 and he was remanded for sentencing in February 2027.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 273 kgWoman charged after 20kg cannabis seized on M7 in Laois
Gardaí stopped a car on the M7 at Portlaoise and seized about 20kg of cannabis valued at about €280,000. The female driver was arrested, charged under Section 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act and remanded for a February 2027 court date.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 20 kgCork man jailed 2.5 years for €7,310 cannabis stash
49-year-old Piotr Szczepanik pleaded guilty to having cannabis for sale or supply at his Grange home and in his car in Cork on 11 June 2025. Cork Circuit Criminal Court imposed three years and six months with the last year suspended after gardai found cannabis valued at €7,310 wrapped in clingfilm.
Arrested 1Charged 1Prison 3 years and 6 months with last year suspendedWoman charged over €784,000 cannabis seized in Coolock
Gardai charged a woman in her 20s after seizing cannabis valued at €784,000 from a vehicle stopped in Clonsaugh and a house searched in Coolock on 2 November 2026. She was due to appear before Court 4 of the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on the morning of 4 November 2026 as investigations continued.
Arrested 1Charged 1Electrician jailed 3 years over 14.5 kg cannabis in Drumcondra
Matthew Jenkinson, 27, admitted possessing 14.5 kg of cannabis for sale or supply after carrying a suitcase holding €290,000 of cannabis into a Drumcondra house. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to three years, departing from the 10-year presumptive minimum because of his early guilty plea.
Charged 1Cannabis 14.5 kgPrison 3 yearsCannabis worth €800–€1,000 seized in Milltown; two held for drug-driving
Gardaí seized cannabis valued at €800–€1,000 from a car on the N17 at Gortnagunned near Milltown and arrested two drivers for drug-impaired driving. The stops on 2 November 2026 were part of the multi-agency Operation Intercept day of action in east Galway.
Arrested 2Man pleads guilty over 80 kg cannabis seizure in Little Island, Cork
30-year-old Xiaochen Han pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to possessing 80 kg of cannabis worth €1.6 million found at a Little Island storage unit on 6 July 2026. He was remanded in custody for sentencing on 24 February 2027 after a joint Garda and Revenue controlled-delivery operation.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 80 kgUK man jailed 4 years 9 months over 17.86 kg cannabis at Dublin Airport
Liam Roberts, 29, was jailed for four years and nine months after admitting importing 17.86 kg of cannabis through Dublin Airport on 19 May 2026. Customs found the drugs, valued at €357,200, in his luggage after he arrived on a flight from Thailand.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 17.86 kgPrison 4 years and 9 monthsMacroom truck driver admits growing two cannabis plants for own use
Brian O'Connell, 51, a truck driver from Macroom, pleaded guilty at Macroom District Court to possessing cannabis and cultivating two plants found when gardaí searched his premises on 31 December 2025; gardaí also recovered cannabis valued at €240. Judge Joanne Carroll ordered a Probation Service report and two random drug tests, and remanded him on continuing bail to 20 January 2027.
Charged 1Plants destroyed 2One charged as EUR 400 of cannabis seized in Mullingar raids
Gardai carried out three searches near Mullingar on 30 and 31 October 2026, seizing cannabis and cocaine with a combined estimated value of 2,300 euros. One person was charged after the first seizure and is due before Mullingar District Court; the stated cannabis-only value was 400 euros.
Charged 1€16,200 cannabis and cocaine seized in Swords Halloween raids
Gardaí searched two homes in Swords on 31 October 2026 and seized suspected cannabis and cocaine valued together at €16,200, plus a hatchet. The drugs will go to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis, and no arrests were announced in the account.
21.2 kg cannabis seized at Dublin Port, driver held
Revenue officers seized about 21.2 kg of herbal cannabis worth over €296,000 from a vehicle that arrived at Dublin Port from France on 31 October 2026. The driver was arrested by Store Street Gardaí and held in a Dublin Garda station while investigations continued.
Arrested 1Cannabis 21.2 kgTrim warehouse manager jailed three years nine months for storing €300,000 of cannabis
Michael Perry, 42, of Trim, Co. Meath, was jailed for three years and nine months at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 30 October 2026 for possessing cannabis worth €300,000 for sale or supply at the Hales Freight warehouse in Dublin 15. A Customs and Excise dog found the drug in his locker there on 1 February 2022, in five 1kg bags and another 10 bags.
Charged 1Cannabis 5 kgPrison 3 years 9 monthsGNDOCB seizes €3M in vapes and cannabis products across five counties
Over 100 GNDOCB officers searched properties in five counties on 14 October 2026 under Operation Tara, seizing €3M in illegal vapes and cannabis products plus cash and vehicles. No arrests were made; exhibits went for forensic analysis.
€2,000 cannabis herb seized in Mayo Halloween operation
Gardaí in Mayo seized cannabis herb valued at €2,000 alongside assorted fireworks valued at €4,600 in an intelligence-led Operation Tombola operation. Both seizures were sent for analysis while investigations continued, with no weight, arrests or court outcome reported.
Teen charged after €100,000 cannabis seized in Swords search
Gardaí searching a Swords home on 9 October 2026 under Operation Tara seized suspected cannabis with an estimated street value of €100,000 and cocaine worth €75,000. A man in his late teens was arrested, charged and remanded to appear at Balbriggan District Court on 3 November 2026.
Arrested 1Lucan woman jailed four years over a €1.56 million cannabis store
On 9 October 2026 Judge Martin Nolan jailed Oana Onofrei, 49, for four years for possessing cannabis for sale or supply at her Lucan home, where gardaí found cannabis they valued at €1,556,000. He backdated the term to November 2025, when she went into custody.
Charged 1Prison 4 yearsTwo charged after up to 25 kg of cannabis seized in Togher, Cork
Two men in their twenties were charged after gardaí seized suspected cannabis in a warranted search of a home in Togher, Cork, on 5 October 2026. An initial estimate put the haul at €350,000; at Cork District Court on 7 October the stated value was €500,000 for up to 25 kg. Both were remanded on bail to 3 November for the DPP's directions.
Arrested 2Charged 2Two arrested as 164 kg cannabis seized in Dundalk and Newtownabbey
Joint officers seized 119 kg of cannabis in Dundalk on 26 August 2026 and 45 kg more in Newtownabbey, arresting two men and seizing suspected cocaine, imitation firearms and cash. A man in his 40s was charged and due before Cavan District Court on 28 August, with the Dundalk cannabis valued at €1,666,000.
Arrested 2Charged 1Cannabis 164 kgWoman charged with supplying cannabis at Mountjoy Prison bailed with prison exclusion
Ann O'Rourke, 46, was remanded on bail at Dublin District Court after being charged with possessing cannabis herb for sale or supply at Mountjoy Prison, a charge she has not yet pleaded to. The judge barred her from coming within 1km of any Irish prison and ordered weekly signing at a garda station until she appears again on 4 September.
Arrested 1Charged 1Gardaí seize 122 cannabis plants at a grow house in Co Cork
Gardaí found a cannabis grow house at a home in Ballymakeera, Co Cork, and seized 122 mature plants and about 1 kg of loose cannabis with a combined estimated value of €117,600. A man in his 40s was arrested.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 122Cannabis 1 kgMayo man in €551 cannabis case offers hair test to court
Mark Shepherd admitted possessing cannabis for his own use after a Garda stopped his Ford Focus on Main Street, Kiltimagh. Facing a possession charge at Castlebar District Court, he offered a hair sample to prove he had quit cannabis and the case was adjourned for a follicle test.
Charged 1Man pleads guilty over 31 kg cannabis seizure at Shannon Airport
Seán Grehan signed a guilty plea to possessing cannabis for sale or supply after 31kg valued at €620,000 was found in two suitcases at Shannon Airport. He was remanded in custody to Ennis Circuit Court for the plea to be affirmed on 14 April.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 31 kgThree charged after 506kg cannabis seizure at Drogheda unit
Gardaí seized 506kg of cannabis worth €10.1M at a Newtownstalaban unit, Drogheda, on 30 January 2026, arresting three men who were charged with possession for sale or supply and remanded in custody.
Arrested 3Charged 3Cannabis 506 kgOperation Tara finds €2.25 million of cannabis at two Ballynagore growhouses
Gardaí searching two homes in Ballynagore, Co Westmeath, on 31 December 2025 dismantled sophisticated cannabis growhouses and seized plants and herb worth an estimated €2.25 million; no arrests were reported in the accounts opened.
12.6 kg of herbal cannabis seized in Co. Wicklow; three arrested
Gardaí and Revenue officers seized 12.6 kg of herbal cannabis worth an estimated €252,000 in Co. Wicklow on 3 October 2025 in a joint intelligence-led operation. Revenue officers seized 6.6 kg first and about 6 kg more in a follow-up search. A man in his 20s and two women in their 20s and 50s were arrested and detained under drug trafficking legislation.
Arrested 3Cannabis 12.6 kgGardaí and Revenue seize 500 kg of cannabis worth €10 million in Clare
On 7 May 2025, Irish Revenue and gardaí seized about 500 kilograms of herbal cannabis worth more than €10 million at a Clare residence during an intelligence-led operation, arresting two men in their 60s who were later detained under drug-trafficking powers.
Arrested 2Cannabis 500 kgTwo arrested in Drogheda over €1.9m cocaine and cannabis haul
Gardaí arrested two men in Drogheda on 12 March 2025 after seizing cocaine and cannabis with a combined estimated value of €1.9 million. Searches followed at a Drogheda business and homes in Drogheda and north Dublin in a joint operation with Northern Ireland police.
Arrested 2429 kg of cannabis worth €8.5 million seized in Ballymount
Gardaí and Revenue seized 429 kilograms of cannabis worth €8.5 million in Ballymount, Tallaght, on 11 October 2024 after stopping two vehicles and searching a business premises, arresting four men who were later charged.
Arrested 4Cannabis 429 kgTeenager arrested as €181,000 of THC oil seized in Dundalk
Gardai in Dundalk arrested a teenage boy after seizing about seven litres of suspected THC oil valued at EUR 181,000, plus drug paraphernalia and a watch. The boy was released without charge and referred to the Garda Youth Diversion Office while the oil awaits forensic analysis.
Arrested 1Released 1Gardai seize 500 plants and 13.5 kg in Donegal growhouse raid
Gardai searching an industrial premises in Donegal town on 21 February 2024 found a large growhouse with 500 cannabis plants and 13.5 kg of cannabis herb, valued at about 631,500 euro. No arrests were made and the drugs were sent for forensic analysis.
Plants destroyed 500Cannabis 13.5 kg60 kg cannabis worth €1.2 million seized in Dublin joint operation
Revenue officers seized about 60 kg of herbal cannabis worth an estimated €1.2 million in Dublin on 1 September 2023 in a joint operation with the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau; a 25-year-old man was arrested and later charged before the Dublin courts.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 60 kgTwo Americans charged over 30 kg cannabis seizure at Dublin Airport
Revenue officers seized 30 kg of cannabis worth an estimated €600,000 from two suitcases off a US flight at Dublin Airport on 29 May 2023; a man arrested at the airport and a woman arrested at a Dublin hotel were charged with importation and possession for sale or supply.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 30 kgMan charged after 55 kg of cannabis worth €1.1 million seized in Kildare
Revenue officers seized about 55 kg of herbal cannabis worth an estimated €1.1 million in the Kildare area on 15 March 2023 in a joint operation with the Garda drugs bureau. A man in his 40s was arrested and charged, and appeared before Naas District Court on 16 March.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 55 kgGardaí and Revenue seize 10 kg of cannabis in Limerick and arrest a man
A joint Garda-Revenue operation targeting organised crime in the Limerick area seized about 10 kg of cannabis herb worth an estimated €200,000 on 1 March 2023. Gardaí arrested a man in his 20s, who was detained at Henry Street Garda station.
Arrested 1Cannabis 10 kg352 kg of cannabis seized in container at Dublin Port
Revenue customs officers and the Garda drugs bureau seized 352 kg of herbal cannabis from a container that arrived from Spain at Dublin Port on 23 October 2020. Three men were arrested and the haul was valued at more than seven million euro.
Arrested 3Cannabis 352 kgMan charged as grow house with 13 kg of cannabis found in Dundalk
Gardai searched a house on Castle Road in Dundalk on 18 August 2020 and found a cannabis grow house with plants at various stages and about 13 kg of cannabis herb worth over €310,000. A man in his early 20s arrested at the scene was later charged.
Arrested 1Cannabis 13 kgFour held as cannabis herb and products worth €3.9m seized in Laois
Gardai stopped a vehicle in the Raheen area of County Laois on 1 July 2020 and seized suspected cannabis herb and cannabis products valued at about €3.9 million. Four men arrested at the scene were detained under drug-trafficking legislation.
Arrested 4170 kg of cannabis seized in Ireland-bound lettuce lorry; five arrested
Spain's National Police and Guardia Civil, working with Ireland's Garda, seized 170 kg of marijuana hidden among 20 tonnes of lettuce in a lorry travelling from Alhaurín de la Torre to Ireland. Four Irish men and a Romanian man were detained on 6 May 2018 and brought before a Spanish magistrate; the haul was valued at 3.4 million euros.
Arrested 5Cannabis 170 kg1,873 kg of herbal cannabis seized at Dublin Port
Revenue and Garda officers seized 1,873 kg of herbal cannabis, valued at 37.5 million euros, at Dublin Port on 20 January 2017 after finding it hidden in three crates disguised as machinery parts. The haul, one of the largest ever found in the State, was believed to be destined for the domestic market.
Cannabis 1.873 tGardaí seize €750,000 cannabis grow-house in Ashbourne warehouse raid
Gardaí searched a warehouse near Ashbourne, County Meath on the morning of 25 July 2015 and found cannabis plants worth up to €750,000 growing in an elaborate grow-house. A man in his late forties was arrested at the scene and detained at Kells Garda station.
Arrested 1Gardaí seize €150,000 cannabis herb in Santry house search, arrest four
Gardaí searched a house in Larchill, Santry shortly after midnight on 28 March 2015 and seized cannabis herb worth up to €150,000. Four men arrested at the scene were charged and due in court on the morning of 30 March.
Arrested 4Charged 434 kg of cannabis herb seized in Kilkee house search
Gardaí from Clare and Limerick searched a house at Querrin, Kilkee, on 19 December 2014 and found 34 kg of cannabis herb valued at €680,000. A 24-year-old man was arrested and charged before Limerick District Court.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 34 kgGardaí seize 118 cannabis plants in Ballymaley house search, arrest two
Gardaí searching a house at Ballymaley, Ennis, on 19 May 2014 seized 118 cannabis plants and a quantity of cannabis herb worth an estimated €98,000 and arrested two men. One man was later charged before Kilrush District Court.
Arrested 2Four charged after €600,000 cannabis growhouse raided in Cork
Gardaí raided a warehouse growhouse at Ballycurreen Industrial Estate in Cork on 29 March 2014, seizing about 18 kg of harvested cannabis and 250 plants worth an estimated €600,000 and arresting four people. All four were charged within days; two men were remanded in custody while a man and a woman were bailed to appear again in April.
Arrested 4Charged 4Cannabis 18 kgFour arrested as Gardai seize cannabis grow in Ballybofey takeaway
Gardai from Letterkenny searched a premises on Navenny Street, Ballybofey on 21 January 2014 and found a cannabis grow valued at €360,000 pending analysis. A man and three women were arrested, and all four were charged within days.
Arrested 4Charged 4Gardaí seize €2.1m of cannabis plants in raids across Kerry, Cavan and Roscommon
The Garda National Drugs Unit searched three grow houses simultaneously on 21 October 2013, recovering about 1,800 plants in Tralee, 700 in Cavan and a third crop in Roscommon for a combined estimate of €2.1 million, with four men detained.
Arrested 4Plants destroyed 2,500€2.5m cannabis grow found at Tuam business premises as four arrested
Galway drugs officers found about 3,000 cannabis plants worth an estimated €2.5 million at a business premises in the Tuam district on 20 April 2013 under Operation Nitrogen. Two men were detained at first and two more were arrested that evening, with all four held at Mill Street Garda station.
Arrested 4Plants destroyed 3,000€1.5m cannabis grow found at Kells business premises as two face court
The Kells drugs unit and the Regional Support Unit found a large cannabis cultivation operation of plants and herb worth an estimated €1.5 million at a business premises near Kells on the night of 19 April 2013. A man of 53 and a woman of 43 were arrested and were due before Ardee District Court on 22 April.
Arrested 2Charged 2Gardai seize 800 cannabis plants in Rathcormac warehouse, arrest five
Gardai searched a warehouse at Rathcormac, Fermoy on 19 November 2012 and found about 800 cannabis plants valued at €640,000 pending analysis. Five men were arrested and later charged with possession, possession for sale or supply, and cultivation.
Arrested 5Charged 5€500,000 grow house found in Mullingar industrial unit as two charged
Gardaí searching an industrial unit on the outskirts of Mullingar on 4 February 2012 found a cannabis grow house with plants valued at up to €500,000. Two men aged 37 and 42 were arrested and were charged before a special sitting of Mullingar District Court two days later.
Arrested 2Charged 2Gardaí seize 1,000 cannabis plants in Drumcondra raid, arrest three
Gardaí from Bridewell station searched a commercial premises in Drumcondra, Dublin on 29 January 2011 and seized about 1,000 cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €500,000. Two men in their thirties were arrested at the scene and a third man in his late twenties was arrested in the area that evening.
Arrested 3€500,000 cannabis factory found in Ashford farmhouse as gang flees
Gardaí raided a rural farmhouse at Cullenmore outside Ashford on 28 October 2010 and seized over 1,000 cannabis plants worth an estimated €500,000. Suspected gang members fled the property and no arrests were made.
Plants destroyed 1,000200 kg of cannabis resin seized from van on Arran Quay, Dublin
Gardaí stopped a van on Arran Quay in Dublin on 24 August 2010 and seized 200 kg of cannabis resin valued at about €1.4 million. A follow-up search near Rathcoole recovered more cannabis worth about €400,000, and three men were arrested.
Arrested 3Cannabis 200 kgGardaí seize 900 cannabis plants in Stillorgan and Kells grow factories
A car stop in Stillorgan on 26 July 2010 led Gardaí to a four-bedroom cannabis factory and, the next morning, to a second factory in Kells. Almost 1,000 plants and 8 kg of cannabis herb worth over €800,000 were seized and four people arrested.
Arrested 4Plants destroyed 900Cannabis 8 kg1,000 cannabis plants and stun guns seized in Blanchardstown sheds
Gardaí searched sheds behind a house on Blakestown Road, Blanchardstown, on 8 June 2010 and found a sophisticated cannabis factory of 1,000 to 1,200 plants worth about €450,000, plus nine stun guns. A man in his 20s was arrested and later charged.
Arrested 1Charged 1Plants destroyed 1,000Court quashes Smyths' Donegal cannabis convictions and orders retrial
The Court of Criminal Appeal quashed the cannabis convictions of Armagh father and son Kieran Smyth senior and junior on 18 May 2010 and ordered a retrial, ruling the trial judge misdirected the jury on the burden of proof; the pair had been arrested in a controlled delivery of five parcels of herbal cannabis at Falcarragh in August 2007.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 50 kg€2m cannabis resin seized at Greenogue; three arrested
Gardaí seized cannabis resin valued at over €2 million at Greenogue Business Park, Rathcoole, on 1 September 2009. Three men were arrested at a 9pm handover and were due in court to be charged.
Arrested 3Gardai seize cannabis worth 500,000 euro in north Cork city raid
The Cork City Divisional Drugs Unit searched a house on the northside of Cork city on 19 November 2008, seizing cannabis valued at about 500,000 euro and arresting a man in his 30s.
Arrested 1Customs seize 1,450 kilograms of cannabis resin at Rosslare Europort
Revenue customs officers at Rosslare Europort found 1,450 kilograms of cannabis resin hidden in a false floor of a Dutch-registered truck on 2 October 2008, valued at about €10 million; a 42-year-old Dutch driver was arrested and held at Wexford Garda Station.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.45 tCustoms seize €13m of herbal cannabis hidden in lecterns at Dublin Port
Revenue customs officers at Dublin Port seized more than a tonne of herbal cannabis worth over €13 million on 8 August 2007, packed in one-kilo bags inside six hollowed-out granite lectern stands shipped from South Africa; the mobile X-ray scanner found the load and no crew members were suspected.
Man arrested as gardai raid professional cannabis factory in Cloone
Gardai raided a rented house in Cloone village, Co Leitrim, on 7 August 2007 and found more than 100 cannabis plants growing upstairs with specialised irrigation and lighting equipment; a man in his twenties was arrested and a file was prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Arrested 1350kg cannabis resin seized at Rathcoole; five held
Gardaí seized 350kg of cannabis resin worth about €2.5 million from a car at Rathcoole on 31 July 2006. Five men were arrested in the car and follow-up raids; three appeared in court on 3 August.
Arrested 5Cannabis 350 kg1.5 tonnes of cannabis resin seized at Carbury; four men held
Gardaí seized 1.5 tonnes of cannabis resin worth €10 million from a Spanish-registered truck at a commercial yard in Carbury, County Kildare, on 23 August 2005. Three Irish men and a Spanish driver were detained under drug-trafficking powers.
Arrested 4Cannabis 1.5 tLusk haulier jailed 10 years for 978 kg cannabis in peat-briquettes lorry
Colm McDonald, a haulier from Lusk, County Dublin, was jailed for 10 years after pleading guilty to possessing 978.8 kg of cannabis and 30.08 kg of cocaine found in a lorry that had supposedly carried peat briquettes from Rosslare to France and Spain. The cannabis was packed in 36 bales in a secret compartment under the lorry's floor.
Cannabis 978.8 kgPrison 10 yearsDublin couple jailed six years over €100,000 cannabis resin stash in Ballymun
Michael Redmond, 37, received six years in prison and his partner Sylvia Guilfoyle, 23, received a six-year term with five years suspended on 30 June 2004 after pleading guilty to possessing 34 nine-ounce bars of cannabis resin for sale or supply, worth more than €100,000, found in Guilfoyle’s Ballymun home in September 2003.
Charged 2Swords man jailed five years for €190,000 cannabis resin
Liam Arthurs, 31, of Castle View Way in Swords pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to having cannabis resin valued at €190,000 for sale or supply on 7 July 2003, and Judge Desmond Hogan jailed him for five years.
Prison 5 years20 kilos of cannabis resin seized in Douglas, Cork; man held
Gardaí arrested a man in his early twenties after finding 20 kilos of cannabis resin with an estimated street value of €200,000 in a searched house in Grangewood Court in Douglas, County Cork, on 24 June 2004.
Arrested 1Cannabis 20 kgCafe manager jailed over €625,000 cannabis resin haul
Aodan Marnell, 34, was jailed for eight years with the last four suspended after pleading guilty to possessing cannabis resin worth €625,000 for sale or supply at a rented house in Inchicore, where he said he was paid IR£50 per kilo to hold the drugs for another man.
Prison 8 years, last 4 suspendedNearly six tonnes of herbal cannabis seized at Dublin Port
Revenue Customs officers at Dublin Port removed more than six tonnes of herbal cannabis from a container routed from Bangkok via Singapore and Antwerp, valued at about €15 million; a Dutch man was arrested in Kerry after the find on 22 July 2002.
Arrested 1Cannabis 6 tGardaí seize 200 kg of cannabis resin at Navan warehouse; four detained
Gardaí raided a warehouse at Navan, County Meath, recovering more than 200 kilos of cannabis resin valued at €2.5 million. Four people were detained, including two men from Belfast, and two men were arrested.
Arrested 2Cannabis 200 kg4.6 tonnes of herbal cannabis seized in Portarlington, four men held
Gardaí and Revenue Customs intercepted 4.6 tonnes of herbal cannabis hidden inside a container of hollow doors at Portarlington, County Laois, late on Friday 16 November 2001; four men were detained and the load was valued at about £9 million.
Arrested 4Cannabis 4.6 tNearly four tonnes of herbal cannabis seized at Dublin Port
Revenue customs officers at Dublin Port seized just under four tonnes of herbal cannabis hidden in a forty-foot container of dried fruit on 26 October 2001, in what they called Ireland's largest cannabis seizure to date; one man was arrested and handed to gardaí.
Arrested 1Cannabis 3.992 t