Issue Date: 13/09/2024
On Friday, 13/09/2024, as part of an intelligence-led joint operation, Revenue officers seized approximately 9.06 kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €181,000 in the Kilkenny area.
The seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), Carlow/Kilkenny District Drug Unit and Revenue’s Customs Service.
One male (aged in his 30’s) and two females, (aged in their 20’s and 30’s) were arrested by An Garda Síochána and are currently being detained at a Garda Station in County Kilkenny under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.