Two Americans charged over 30 kg cannabis seizure at Dublin Airport
Revenue officers seized 30 kg of cannabis worth an estimated €600,000 from two suitcases off a US flight at Dublin Airport on 29 May 2023; a man arrested at the airport and a woman arrested at a Dublin hotel were charged with importation and possession for sale or supply.
At about 1pm on Monday 29 May 2023, Revenue Customs officers seized cannabis
worth an estimated €600,000 at Dublin Airport after finding it in passenger
luggage from an inbound flight; analysis of the drug was still pending.[1]The cannabis weighed 30 kg and was packed in two suitcases on a flight from
the United States.[2]
Gardaí from the Ballymun Drugs Unit arrested a man in his early 40s at the
airport, and gardaí from the Coolock Drugs Unit arrested a woman in her late
30s in Dublin city centre that afternoon.[1]The pair were named in court
as Phung Sien Tran (41), caught with the cannabis in his luggage and said to
be on his way to meet his co-accused at the Clayton Hotel in Dublin 4, and
Chavy Oeun (37), arrested at a south Dublin hotel.[2]
Both were charged with unlawful importation and possession of cannabis and
having it for sale or supply under the Misuse of Drugs Act.[1][2]They were
granted legal aid, remanded in custody pending directions from the Director
of Public Prosecutions, and were due back in court the following week; bail
was objected to over flight-risk concerns.[2]
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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.