Issue Date: 8th May 2024
On the 7th of May 2024, as part of two separate intelligence-led operations involving the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and Revenue Customs Service, two separate consignments of herbal cannabis, with a combined weight of approximately 184kgs and combined estimated value of €3,680,000, were seized in Wexford and Dublin.
One male, aged in his 60’s, was arrested by An Garda Síochána following the seizure of 139kgs of cannabis herb (estimated market value approximately €2,780,000) and is currently being detained in the South Eastern Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
In a second separate operation, one male, aged in his 50s, was arrested by An Garda Síochána following the seizure of 45kgs of cannabis herb (€900,000) and is currently being detained in a West Dublin Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
All drugs seized are subject to further analysis.
Investigations are ongoing.
