Issue Date: 17/06/2025
Gardaí from the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) South Functional Areas conducted a Day of Action today Tuesday 17th June, 2025 targeting electric motorbikes suspected of being used in criminal activity.
In December 2023, Operation Meacan commenced in the DMR South and is led by the Divisional Serious Crime Unit with support from the Community Engagement Unit and Community Policing Unit based in Tallaght, and the Divisional and Regional Roads Policing Units.
The aim of Operation Meacan is to tackle the use of electric motorbikes which are being used for criminal activity including drug dealing, money laundering, transporting firearms, Drug Related Intimidation (DRI) and other serious offences.
During today’s Day of Action, in an operation led by members attached to the Tallaght, Crumlin and Terenure Crime Units, assisted by members from Community Policing, Uniform, Armed Support Unit, Search teams and a Local authority Dog Warden conducted a total of 40 searches under warrant which began this morning at 7am.
These searches resulted in the seizure of:
· Electric Scooters – 39 · Quads – 6
· Surron Electric Scrambler – 1
· Electric Bikes – 14
· Motorbikes – 5
· High Value Clothing - €10,000
· Cash - €13,245
· Cannabis - €12,000
· Cocaine - €2,000 · Tablets - €125
· Mobile Phones – 11
· Chainsaw – 1
· Knives
· Fireworks
· Motorbike Helmets – 6
· Chainsaw – 1
The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for examination and analysis.
Investigations are ongoing.
