Issue Date: 01/03/2026
As part of ongoing investigations targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the Dublin Region, Gardaí seized drugs worth in excess of €700k and arrested two individuals in the course of an operation in Dublin City on Saturday, 28th February 2026.
Shortly after 3:30pm, Gardaí attached to the Drugs Unit at Coolock intercepted a car in the Dublin 1 area and recovered cannabis valued at €100,000. A male aged in his 20s was arrested at the scene.
During follow-up searches at two residential properties in the Dublin 1 area, Gardaí seized cannabis valued at €551,000, cocaine valued at €70,000 and two sums of cash - £33,000 sterling and in excess of €4,000 euro. A second male aged in his 30s was also arrested.
Both are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in the Dublin region.
All drugs seized are subject to analysis will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for examination.
Investigations are ongoing.
