Issue Date: 04/08/2026
Gardaí are continuing to conduct a high-impact day of action under Operation Meacán in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.
As part of today’s operation, Gardaí have carried out 74 searches across the region. These actions have led to the seizure of:
* 75 e-bikes and e-scooters
* 7 Surron bikes
* 4 scrambler motorcycles
* 3 quad vehicles
* €8,000 in cash
* Suspected drugs valued in excess of €100,000 (pending analysis)
* A sawn-off shotgun and ammunition
To date, five (5) individuals have been arrested: one man in his 20s is detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act at a Garda Station in the Dublin Region in connection with the firearm seizure; a second male was arrested on foot of a bench warrant and three other adult males were arrested and are currently detained for drug-related offences.
The high intensity policing operation is a targeted collaborative approach by Divisional Crime Units, supported by Community Engagement Areas throughout the region, intended to meet the objectives of Operation Meacán.
Operation Meacán, which commenced in December 2023 in the Dublin Metropolitan Region, targets the use of electric motorbikes, e-scooters and e-bikes for criminal activity including drug distribution, money laundering, transporting firearms, Drug Related Intimidation (DRI) and other serious offences.
Along with today’s enforcement Gardaí also engaged with members of the public in the Dublin Region on current regulations in relation to motorcycles, e-bikes, e-scooters as well as the new regulations due to come into effect this month.
