Issue Date: 27/08/2026
On the 26th of August 2026, as part of a joint cross border intelligence led operation involving Revenue Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), and Organised Crime Unit, PSNI, a total of 119 kg’s of cannabis with an estimated value of €1,666,000 was seized and a male in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking, in the Dundalk area of Co. Louth, following an interdiction of a vehicle.
This male remains detained for questioning at a garda station in Co. Louth.
Follow up searches were conducted in the Newtownabbey area of Northern Ireland and a further estimated 45kg’s of cannabis, ½ kg of cocaine (subject to analysis), 22 imitation firearms and approximately £25,000 cash were seized by the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Organised Crime Unit.
One male in his 30s was arrested and is being detained by the PSNI.
