Issue Date: 02/09/2025
As part of an intelligence-led operation, Gardaí have arrested a man, and Revenue officers have seized approximately 2 kg of suspected cocaine with an estimated value of €140,000 in Blackrock, Co. Dublin today, Tuesday 2nd September 2025.
The seizure was made as part of joint operations conducted by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) East Divisional Drug Unit, and Revenue Customs Service.
A man (aged in his 40’s) was arrested in connection with the investigation, and is currently detained at a Garda Station in the Dublin area pursuant to Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
The drugs seized are now subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland. Investigations are ongoing.
