Yesterday as part of two separate intelligence-led operations involving the Garda National Drugs and
Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and Revenue Customs Service, two separate consignments of herbal
cannabis, with a combined weight of approximately 184kgs and combined estimated value of €3,680,000,
were seized in Wexford and Dublin.
Wexford Seizure
One male, aged in his 60’s, was arrested by An Garda Síochána following the seizure of 139kgs of cannabis
herb (estimated market value approximately €2,780,000) and is currently being detained in the South Eastern
Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
Dublin Seizure
In a second separate operation, one male, aged in his 50s, was arrested by An Garda Síochána following the
seizure of 45kgs of cannabis herb (€900,000) and is currently being detained in a West Dublin Garda Station
under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
