100 kg of cannabis worth €2m seized near Drogheda; two charged
Revenue officers seized about 100 kg of herbal cannabis worth an estimated €2 million in a warranted search of a Drogheda-area premises on 29 April 2022, in a joint operation with the Garda drugs bureau and the Drogheda drugs unit. Two men aged 49 and 65 were arrested and have since been charged.
On Friday 29 April 2022 the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and the Drogheda Divisional Drugs Unit joined Revenue’s Customs Service in an intelligence-led operation targeting an organised crime group in the Louth area.[1][2][3]Revenue officers searched a premises in the Drogheda area under warrant and seized about 100 kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of €2 million.[1][2][3]
Two men, aged 49 and 65, were arrested at the scene and detained at Drogheda Garda station under section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.[1][2][3]A Garda update on 1 May said both men had since been charged and were due before a special sitting of Drogheda District Court that morning.[4]
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.
