Issue Date: 20/02/2026
As part of an intelligence-led operation involving the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and the Revenue Customs Service, 36.5kg of herbal cannabis was seized on 19th February 2026 in Dublin.
A van was stopped in Tallaght and cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €700,000 was seized.
In a follow-up search, cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €30,000 was recovered.
A man (aged in his 30s), was arrested and is being detained in a Garda Station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region under the provisions of Section 2 of Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
Investigations are ongoing.
