Two men in north Dublin have been arrested under the Drug Trafficking Act. A joint intelligence operation between the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and Revenue\'s Customs Service size 129kgs of a substance suspected to be Cannabis Herb worth an estimated €2.5million. The seizure took place in Lusk on Wednesday 3rd of February, 2021.
The Roscommon and Longford Divisional Drugs Unit of An Garda Síochána seized €21,000 worth of cocaine in two separate search operations. The searches were carried out in Longford town. A house in the town was searched on Sunday 23rd of August, 2020. A second address was searched on Tuesday, 25th of August, 2020. The drugs have been sent for analysis. A man in his 30s was arrested and released without charge, a file has been send to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Gardaí, working with the Revenue\'s Customs service, have seized 22kilos of Heroin. Two men have been arrested and are currently detained at Blanchardstown Garda Station. The operation was part of an ongoing joint investigations targeting the importation of illegal drugs.
The Gardaí have carried out nationwide searches following an investigation into an Organised Crime Gang based in Dublin's Cabra. The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB), The Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and Emergancy Response Units assisted in the armed searches. Gardaí from DMR West and Wexeford Division carried out 24 searches in Cabra, Finglas, Monkstown, Leixlip, Courtown and Gorey.
Two men have been arrested in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal after gardaí seized drugs worth €115,000. The two men, in their 50s, are being detained at Ballyshannon Garda Station. The seizure of drugs were made by members of the Revenue Customs Services and the Garda Regional Support Unit.