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9 cases now at arrested in Dublin, latest report first
- No. 0052
Man arrested after garda raid on Ballymun e-bike drug gang
Sale and supply of drugs · Dublin
Suspect: manOn Bank Holiday Monday morning, 26 October 2026, gardaí carried out a large raid on an organised crime gang in Ballymun, Dublin, involved in the sale and supply of drugs. A man was arrested and detained at Ballymun Garda station. During the operation, a large quantity of drugs, several Surron e-bikes and scramblers, a taser, fireworks, fast gas, and a large quantity of counterfeit clothing were seized. The raid was conducted by Ballymun Garda station backed up by the ASU, Dog Unit, Detective Unit, and Drugs Unit, and gardaí said they will continue to target organised crime groups in the area.
Arrested27 Oct1 report from dublinlive.ie
- No. 0087
Two men arrested after €1.7 million cocaine seizure in Dublin
Possession of drugs for sale or supply · Dublin
Suspect: 2 peopleOn 20 October 2026, two men in their 30s and 50s were arrested during a Garda raid on a property in north Dublin city targeting an organised drugs gang. The intelligence-led operation, carried out by Revenue's Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, and the Dublin North Central Divisional Drugs Unit, recovered 17.35kg of suspected cocaine in vacuum-sealed foil packages with a street value of about €1.7 million. The men are detained in a Garda station in Dublin under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996, and the seized substances have been sent to Forensic Science Ireland for testing. Investigations are ongoing as of 21 October 2026.
Arrested20 Oct2 reports from irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com
- No. 0107
Pipe bombs seized and four arrested in Tallaght, Dublin
Possession of explosives · Dublin
Suspect: 4 peopleTwo viable pipe bombs were found during a search of an apartment in Tallaght, Dublin 24, on 19 October 2026, prompting the evacuation of the apartment complex. Four people were arrested at the scene: a male in his 20s and three females, one in her 30s and two in their 40s. A Defence Forces EOD team made the area safe and removed the devices for further examination. The four are detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939 at a Garda station in the Dublin area, and investigations are ongoing.
Arrested19 Oct1 report from garda.ie
- No. 0130
Man in 40s arrested and €170,000 in drugs and cash seized in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Sale and supply of controlled drugs · Dublin
Suspect: man, 40sOn 15 October 2026, the Dublin Crime Response Team searched a residence in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, as part of an ongoing investigation into the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Dublin Metropolitan Region. A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene and is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda Station in the Dublin area. Officers seized approximately €167,110 in drugs, including cannabis, cocaine, MDMA, psilocin and LSD, along with €4,575 in cash and drugs paraphernalia. The seized drugs are to be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis, and investigations are ongoing.
Arrested16 Oct1 report from garda.ie
- No. 0164
Motorist's friend arrested for active bench warrant after M50 stop
Driving without insurance or tax, active bench warrant · Dublin
Suspect: 2 peopleOn the M50 in Dublin in early October 2026, Gardaí stopped a BMW flagged by ANPR for having no active insurance and no tax for 274 days, and seized it under Section 41 of the Road Traffic Act. The BMW driver asked a friend to collect him, and when the friend arrived in an Audi, Gardaí found he had an active court disqualification and an active bench warrant. The Audi driver was arrested and held for court. Both men are due to appear at the District Court at a later date.
Arrested6 Oct3 reports from dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com
- No. 0172
Irish pensioner arrested in Sicily over sexual assault of child in Ireland
Sexual assault of a child · Dublin
Suspect: Irish man, 69A 69-year-old Irish man was arrested in Sicily, Italy, on 5 October 2026 over allegations he sexually assaulted a child in Ireland. He was detained after checking into a hotel in Letojanni, near Taormina, when the Schengen European alert system flagged his details to Italian police. The DPP ordered prosecution on a charge of sexual assault on a minor, and a European Arrest Warrant was issued by the High Court in Dublin in May 2026. He is held in Messina Gazzi Prison, Sicily, awaiting extradition back to Ireland.
Arrested9 Oct1 report from irishmirror.ie
- No. 0188
Woman in 50s arrested after €162,000 cocaine seized in Santry, Dublin 9
Possession of drugs for sale or supply · Dublin
Suspect: woman, 50sOn 7 October 2026, Gardaí from the Ballymun Drugs Unit, Serious Crime West, searched a residential property in Santry, Dublin 9, as part of ongoing operations targeting the sale and supply of drugs. During the search, suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €162,000 was seized. A woman in her 50s was arrested and is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. The suspected cocaine has been forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland for examination, and investigations are ongoing.
Arrested7 Oct1 report from garda.ie
- No. 0220
Woman in 30s dies after serious assault in Belmayne, Dublin 13
Serious assault · Dublin
Victim: woman, 30sSuspect: 2 peopleA woman in her 30s was found on the ground outside apartments on Main Street, Belmayne, Dublin 13, shortly after 3:40pm on Monday 28 September 2026, after a row in a first-floor apartment; Gardaí are probing whether she was thrown or pushed off a balcony by a man known to her or whether she fell. A man in his 20s was arrested on 29 September and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, and two men aged in their 60s and 50s were arrested on 30 September under the Market Abuse Regulations 2016 for the offence of insider dealing. The woman, who was taken to Beaumont Hospital for serious injuries, has since passed away, and a post-mortem examination is in progress. The man in his 20s was released without charge on 30 October 2026 pending a file to the DPP, and the two men were also released without charge with files to be prepared for the DPP.
Arrested29 Sep8 reports from dublinlive.ie, garda.ie, irishmirror.ie
- No. 0235
Two men arrested in probe into criminal gang smuggling drugs into prisons
Possession of controlled drugs · Dublin
Suspect: 2 peopleAn investigation into a suspected criminal group smuggling controlled drugs and contraband into Irish prisons was launched more than a year before September 2026, targeting Wheatfield, Cloverhill and Mountjoy Prisons in Dublin. In April 2025, searches at properties in Clondalkin, Ballyfermot, Coolock and Tallaght and at Mountjoy Prison cells seized miniature phones, drugs worth over €25,000, €22,000 in cash, a drone and other items. On 7 September 2026, a man and a woman, both in their 20s, were arrested, and on 28 September 2026, two men, aged in their 30s and 40s, were arrested; six people have been arrested to date. The investigation remains ongoing with no charges or court appearances reported.
Arrested7 Sep3 reports from garda.ie, irishmirror.ie