12.6 kg of herbal cannabis seized in Co. Wicklow; three arrested
Gardaí and Revenue officers seized 12.6 kg of herbal cannabis worth an estimated €252,000 in Co. Wicklow on 3 October 2025 in a joint intelligence-led operation. Revenue officers seized 6.6 kg first and about 6 kg more in a follow-up search. A man in his 20s and two women in their 20s and 50s were arrested and detained under drug trafficking legislation.
Gardaí and Revenue officers seized12.6 kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €252,000 in Co. Wicklow on Friday 3 October 2025, in an intelligence-led joint operation.[1][2]The operation brought together the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, the Bray Drugs Unit, the Bray and Arklow District Detective Units and Revenue’s Customs Service.[1][2]
Revenue officers first seized about 6.6 kg of herbal cannabis worth an estimated €132,000, and a follow-up search recovered about 6 kg more, bringing the total to 12.6 kg valued at €252,000.[1][2]
Gardaí arrested a man in his 20s and two women in their 20s and 50s, who were detained in Garda stations in Co. Wicklow under section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.[1]Investigations were continuing.[1]
Case data
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