Issue Date: 20/03/2025
Gardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT) seized drugs worth €350,000 during an intelligence-led search operation of a residential property in Stirling, Co. Meath on Wednesday 19th March, 2025. The search operation was conducted as part of a long-running investigation into a criminal group based in West Dublin.
During the course of the search, Gardaí seized 12kgs of cannabis herb, 400gs of heroin, 8 bars of cannabis resin, and cannabis oils/gels/jellies and vapes.
Four men, aged in their 60s, 40s and 30s were arrested at the scene and are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at Garda Stations across Meath, Kildare and Dublin.
All seized drugs are subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) and investigations are ongoing.