€6.9 million cannabis distribution hub found in Ballyhale
Gardaí raided a business premises at Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, on 11 July 2022 and recovered cannabis worth over €6.9 million, arresting two men on suspicion of drug trafficking.
Gardaí from the National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, assisted by Revenue customs officers and officers from the Eastern Region, searched a business premises at Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, on 11 July 2022.[1][2]
They recovered cannabis with an estimated street value in excess of €6.9 million.[1][2]The premises was believed to have been set up as a distribution hub for imported cannabis.[2]
Two men aged in their 40s and 30s were arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and detained at Kilkenny station.[1][2]
Case data
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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.
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