Issue Date: 18th October 2022
On Monday, 17th October 2022, as part of ongoing investigations targeting persons suspected to be involved in an organised crime group operating in the Drogheda area, a joint operation was conducted by personnel attached to the Revenue Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and the Drogheda Divisional Drugs Unit.
During the course of this operation a premises was searched in the Drogheda area and drugs consisting of suspected herbal cannabis and cocaine with an estimated street value of €61,000 (analysis pending) was seized.
Gardaí arrested one male, aged 42 years. He is currently detained at Drogheda Garda station pursuant to Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
Investigations are ongoing.
