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€400,000 Cannabis Seized, GNDOCB and Revenue Joint Operation, 17th October 2023

Issue Date: 18th October 2023

Yesterday, Tuesday 17th October 2023, as part of an intelligence-led operation, Revenue officers seized approximately 20kgs of suspected cannabis herb with an estimated value of €400,000 in Dublin.

The seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and the Clondalkin District Drugs Unit.

Two men (aged in their 30s) were arrested by An Garda Síochána and are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Garda Stations in Dublin.

Investigations are ongoing.