230.5 kg of cannabis seized in South Dublin and Kildare; three charged
Gardaí and Revenue seized 220 kg of herbal cannabis worth €4.4 million on 14 November 2025 in an intelligence-led operation, plus 10.5 kg more and €10,000 in cash in follow-up searches in South Dublin and Kildare. Four men were arrested; three were later charged and one released pending a DPP file.
As part of an intelligence-led operation involving the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and Revenue Customs Service, 220 kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €4.4 million was seized on Friday 14 November 2025.[1][2][3]The 220 kg was seized by Revenue Customs Service, and a further 10.5 kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated market value of €210,000, plus €10,000 in cash, was seized by Gardaí in follow-up searches in South Dublin and Co. Kildare.[1][2]
Four men, all aged in their 30s, were arrested and detained in Garda stations in Dublin and Kildare under section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007.[1][2][3]Three of them were later charged and were expected to appear before Blanchardstown District Court on the morning of Monday 17 November 2025, while the fourth was released without charge pending a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions.[4]
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Vacuum-packed parcels of seized cannabis displayed between Revenue Customs and Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau banners, as published with the report on this seizure.Photo details
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Open questions the AI reported
The exact premises searched in South Dublin and Kildare were not named.
Whether the three men's expected appearance before Blanchardstown District Court on 17 November 2025 went ahead, and its outcome, was not reported.
The outcome of the DPP file on the released man was not reported.
The source and intended destination of the cannabis were not stated.
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