54 kg of herbal cannabis seized in Co. Meath; two charged
Gardaí and Revenue seized about 54 kg of herbal cannabis worth an estimated €1,080,000 in Co. Meath on 20 November 2025 in a joint intelligence-led operation. Two men in their 30s were arrested at the scene and both were charged the next day.
As part of an intelligence-led operation, about 54 kg of herbal cannabis worth an estimated €1,080,000 was seized in Co. Meath on Thursday 20 November 2025.[1][2][3]The seizure was made in a joint operation conducted by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, the Meath Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue’s Customs Service.[1][2]
Gardaí arrested two men, both aged in their 30s, who were detained at a Garda station in Co. Meath under section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.[1][2][3]Both men were charged the next day and were expected to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on the morning of Friday 21 November 2025; Gardaí said they could not comment further as the matter was before the courts.[4]
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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.
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