98 kg of herbal cannabis worth €1.96m seized at Clondalkin unit
Revenue Customs officers, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and Garda Security and Intelligence searched an industrial unit in Clondalkin on 20 June 2019 and seized two crates holding about 98 kilograms of herbal cannabis valued at €1.96 million. Three men were arrested at the scene; a follow-up search with the PSNI in Northern Ireland led to a further arrest.
Revenue Customs officers, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau
and gardaí from Security and Intelligence in west Dublin ran a joint
intelligence-led operation on 20 June 2019 against organised crime groups
operating between jurisdictions.[1][2]Customs officers seized two crates
holding about 98 kilograms of herbal cannabis, valued at €1.96 million subject
to analysis, at an industrial unit in Clondalkin.[1]
Three men aged 57, 49 and 32 were arrested at the scene and detained under
section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Clondalkin
and Ballyfermot stations.[1][2]A follow-up search with the PSNI in Northern
Ireland led to a woman’s arrest and the seizure of about half a kilogram of
cocaine valued at €35,000.[1]
Case data
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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.
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.
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.
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.
