Issue Date: 1st December 2023
As part of ongoing joint investigations being conducted by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and the Revenue Customs Service, targeting transnational organised crime, Diamorphine (heroin) with an estimated street value in excess of €8 million was recovered this morning Friday, 1st December 2023, following the interception of a light aircraft and a vehicle in South County Dublin and County Kildare.
Two males (aged in their 40s and 60s) have been arrested on suspicion of organised crime activity and are currently detained under the provisions of Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006, at a Garda station in County Kildare.
Investigations are ongoing at this time
