Woman 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.
Officers of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau arrested a woman
in her 20s in Dublin on 2 November 2026 during an organised-crime cannabis
operation.[1]She was arrested under Section 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act
1977/84 in connection with the sale and supply of controlled drugs.[1][2][3][4]She is
detained at a Dublin Garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug
Trafficking) Act 1996, as amended.[1][2][4]
Officers stopped a vehicle in the Clonsaugh area and then searched a residential
property in Coolock.[1][2][3][4]Gardai estimated the street value of the cannabis
recovered during the searches at €784,000.[1][2][3][4]Gardai said the seizure was made
as part of Operation Tara, the force’s ongoing operation targeting organised
crime activity.[5][2][3][4]
The Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, known as the GNDOCB,
conducted the operation as part of those ongoing investigations.[5][4]Garda
investigations are ongoing and no charge or court outcome has been reported.[1]
She was subsequently charged and is due before the courts this morning.[3][4]She is due to appear before Court 4 of the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on the morning of 4 November 2026.[3][4]
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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.
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.
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.
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.