Gardaí and Revenue Customs officers seized approximately 16.5 kg of herbal cannabis, along with a quantity of cannabis vapes and cannabis gummies, with an estimated value of €359,000.[1][2][3][4] The seizures were made by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, Divisional Drugs Units in Clare and Kildare and Revenue’s Customs Service.[1][2][3][5][6]

During one intelligence-led operation in County Clare on Friday 6 November 2026, cannabis vapes and cannabis gummies with an estimated street value of €124,000, subject to final analysis, were seized.[1][2][3][7][8][4] One person was arrested after a significant seizure in County Kildare that afternoon.[1] One male, aged in his 30s, was arrested and is currently being detained at a garda station in County Kildare under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.[5][4] He was due to appear before Athy District Court on the morning of 10 November 2026.[8] The man in his 30s arrested as part of this investigation has since been charged.[8] The operation was one of a number carried out in Clare and Kildare in recent days.[1][6] The County Clare seizure was one of a series of intelligence-led Garda and Revenue operations over the past week.[3]

Investigations were ongoing.[1]

A Garda spokesperson confirmed that investigations are ongoing.[2]

No arrest was reported after the County Clare seizure; a Garda spokesperson said there was no further information at that time.[3]

During the course of an operation in Kildare yesterday (November 9 last), herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of approximately €235,000 was seized.[5][6][8][4]