Case No. 4243Possession of controlled drugs (cannabis) · Co. Limerick · 22 Dec 2025

€100,000 cannabis seized and woman arrested in Limerick

5kg of herbal cannabis worth €100,000 was seized in Limerick on 22 December 2025 during a joint operation by the GNDOCB, Limerick Divisional Drug & Detective Units and Revenue Customs Service. A woman in her 20s was arrested and detained under the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested22 Dec
    3 reports
  3. Charged22 Dec
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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  • what€100,000 worth of herbal cannabis was seized in Limerick city on 22 December 2025 (garda.ie)
  • whatApproximately 5 kilograms of herbal cannabis was seized (garda.ie)
  • whatA woman in her 20s was arrested (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe seizure was approximately 5 kilograms of herbal cannabis (garda.ie)
  • whatOne woman aged in her 20s was arrested (garda.ie)
  • what5kg of herbal cannabis worth €100,000 was seized (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe incident occurred in Limerick (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe seizure and arrest took place on 22 December 2025 (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe seizure resulted from a joint operation by the GNDOCB, Limerick Divisional Drug & Detective Units, and Revenue Customs Service (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe seized drugs will be forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis (garda.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe operation was intelligence-led (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe seizure was part of a joint operation by the GNDOCB, Limerick Divisional Drug & Detective Units and Revenue Customs Service (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe drugs are to be forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis (corkbeo.ie)
  • chargeThe woman arrested in connection with the cannabis seizure has been charged. (garda.ie)
  • courtShe will appear before Limerick District Court in late January 2026. (garda.ie)
  • otherThe woman is detained at a Garda station in Co. Limerick under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 (garda.ie)
  • otherThe woman is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 22 Dec2025
    €100k of cannabis seized and woman arrested in Limerick

    Reports the seizure of 5kg herbal cannabis valued at €100,000 and the arrest of a woman in her 20s in Limerick on 22 December 2025 as part of a joint GNDOCB, Limerick Divisional Drug & Detective Units and Revenue Customs Service operation.

    suspect, 20s, female
  2. 22 Dec2025
    Updated - Joint Operation, Gardaí and Revenue Customs Service Seize €100,000 Cannabis, Arrest, 22nd December 2025

    The woman has been charged and will appear before Limerick District Court in late January 2026.

    suspect, female
  3. 22 Dec2025
    Joint Operation – Gardaí and Revenue Customs Service Seize €100,000 Cannabis, Arrest, 22nd December 2025

    Official Garda press release confirming the seizure and arrest; adds that the operation was intelligence-led, the drugs will be forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis, and the woman is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

    suspect, 20s, female
  4. 22 Dec2025
    Amended: Joint Operation – Gardaí and Revenue Customs Service Seize €100,000 Cannabis, Arrest, 22nd December 2025

    Amended version of the original press release confirming the same seizure and arrest details.

    suspect, 20s, female