Issue Date: 20/02/2026
Gardaí have arrested a man following the seizure of 9.2kg of herbal cannabis at Dublin Airport on 19th February 2026.
The cannabis, with an estimated street value of €183,000, was discovered concealed and vacuum within the baggage of a passenger who had disembarked a flight from Thailand.
A man in his 20s was subsequently arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.
He has since been charged to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice this morning, Friday 20th February 2026.
The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
Investigations are ongoing.
