Issue Date: 1st December 2023
Gardaí continue to detain two men aged in their 40s and 60s arrested in connection with the seizure of €8 million of Heroin (analysis pending) in the course of a joint operation involving GNDOCB and Revenue Customs.
Both individuals are currently detained under the provisions of Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006, at a Garda station in County Kildare and can be held for up to seven days.
Following the operation, Assistant Commissioner Organised & Serious Crime, Justin Kelly said, "This is a hugely significant seizure of heroin, and the importance of disrupting criminal networks supplying this type of drug into our communities has been reinforced by the recent wave of overdoses in Dublin city centre. Worldwide, law enforcement agencies are seeing an increasing use of general aviation (non-commercial flights) to smuggle drugs. This operation shows the importance of multi-agency co-operation, in this case between An Garda Síochána, Irish Customs and the Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre (MAOC-N) in Lisbon, Portugal. I wish commend the dedication and professionalism of all the personnel involved in this complex operation”.
Investigations are ongoing and further updates will follow.
