Teenager arrested as €181,000 of THC oil seized in Dundalk
Gardai in Dundalk arrested a teenage boy after seizing about seven litres of suspected THC oil valued at EUR 181,000, plus drug paraphernalia and a watch. The boy was released without charge and referred to the Garda Youth Diversion Office while the oil awaits forensic analysis.
Gardai arrested a teenage boy in County Louth following the seizure of illegal
THC oil estimated to be worth over EUR 180,000.[1]Gardai went to an incident
involving the boy in Dundalk after receiving a report on Friday morning.[1]The boy left the scene but gardai chased and caught him.[1]
Officers seized approximately seven litres of suspected THC oil valued at EUR
181,000, alongside drug paraphernalia and an Armani watch.[1]The boy was
taken to a Garda station in the Dundalk area.[1]
He has since been released without charge.[1]A file will now be prepared for
the Garda Youth Diversion Office.[1]The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic
Science Ireland for analysis.[1]Investigations were continuing.[1]
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Seized suspected THC oil, drug paraphernalia and an Armani watch from the Dundalk seizure.Photo details
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jailed Andrew Byrne, 45, for five years and one month after gardaí caught him transporting cannabis on the N7. Customs had intercepted a 42 kg package, valued at €840,000 and concealed in Tupperware, and he pleaded guilty to two counts of possession for sale or supply.
Gardaí searching a Swords home on 9 October 2026 under Operation Tara seized suspected cannabis with an estimated street value of €100,000 and cocaine worth €75,000. A man in his late teens was arrested, charged and remanded to appear at Balbriggan District Court on 3 November 2026.
Two men in their twenties were charged after gardaí seized suspected cannabis in a warranted search of a home in Togher, Cork, on 5 October 2026. An initial estimate put the haul at €350,000; at Cork District Court on 7 October the stated value was €500,000 for up to 25 kg. Both were remanded on bail to 3 November for the DPP's directions.
Gardaí arrested two men in Drogheda on 12 March 2025 after seizing cocaine and cannabis with a combined estimated value of €1.9 million. Searches followed at a Drogheda business and homes in Drogheda and north Dublin in a joint operation with Northern Ireland police.
