110 kg of cannabis and €150,000 cash seized in Dublin
Gardaí seized 110 kilograms of cannabis herb worth about €2.2 million and some €150,000 in cash in Tallaght and Dublin city centre on 24 May 2021, arresting two men who were charged two days later.
Personnel from the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and the Special Crime Task Force stopped and searched vehicles in Tallaght and Dublin city centre on 24 May 2021 as part of investigations into organised crime.[1][2]
They seized110 kilograms of cannabis herb, valued by Gardaí at about €2.2 million pending analysis, and approximately €150,000 in cash.[1][2]
Two men, aged in their 30s and 50s, were arrested and detained at Tallaght Garda station under drug-trafficking powers.[1][2]Both were charged on 26 May 2021.[3]
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.
