Issue Date: 05/02/2025
Gardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team continue their investigation following the seizure of drugs in Mountmellick, Co. Laois and a number of other locations yesterday, Tuesday 4th February 2025.
Approximately 182kg of cocaine and 4kg of cannabis herb were seized. In a follow-up search in west Dublin yesterday approximately 17kg of cocaine were seized along with €25,000 in cash. The total estimated value of the drugs seized is more than €14m.
Eight vehicles along with drugs paraphernalia were also seized in the course of the operation. The drugs seized are now subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland.
The three men arrested yesterday remain in custody under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at Garda stations in the Eastern Region.
Investigations are ongoing.
