Issue Date: 31/12/2025
As part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs in the region, Gardaí searched a house in Hacketstown, Co Carlow, on 30th December 2025.
Carlow Drugs Unit seized suspected cannabis with a street value of €136,000, cocaine with a value of €38,000, Valium tablets with a value of €2,000, vapes and vape liquid valued at €39,000 and €21,750 in cash.
A man, aged in his 30s, was arrested at the scene and is being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a station in the Garda Eastern Region.
The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
Investigations are ongoing.
