Gardaí, the Irish police, intercepted a vehicle in Drogheda, County Louth, at about 09:00 local time on Wednesday 12 March 2025.[1] Officers then searched a business premises in Drogheda and two residential properties in Drogheda and north Dublin.[1] Two men, aged in their 30s and 40s, were arrested on suspicion of facilitating and enhancing drug trafficking for a criminal organisation.[1] The two men were detained at a Louth Garda station.[1]
Police said the operation seized cocaine and cannabis with a combined estimated value of €1.9m, about £1.6m.[1] The simultaneous search operation resulted from ongoing investigations and collaboration between the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and the Police Service of Northern Ireland.[1]
After the operation, Detective Chief Superintendent Seamus Boland said gardaí are committed to targeting organisations that attempt to exploit the land border for serious criminal activity.[1] He added that drug traffickers and those who facilitate the trade remain priority targets because of the destruction, violence and intimidation they cause in communities.[1]
