Revenue Commissioners (Customs)
🇮🇪 Ireland · Customs · 13 reports
- People arrested
- 23
- Cannabis seized
- 12.1224 t
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
Two 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 kgRevenue seizes 8.3 kg of cannabis in Dublin, Midlands and Rosslare sweep
Irish Revenue officers seized over 8.3 kg of herbal cannabis worth over €116,000 during operations in Dublin, the Midlands and Rosslare Europort in the week starting 26 October 2026. The cannabis was found in parcels from five countries alongside other drugs, alcohol, tobacco and counterfeit goods, with investigations ongoing.
Cannabis 8.3 kgTwo 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 kg12.6 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 kg429 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 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 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 kgCustoms 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.
Nearly 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 t4.6 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 t