Ireland Case No. 11397Drug possession (cannabis seizure, under investigation) · 16 Jan 2026
Cannabis worth €600,000 found on premises of multinational company in west of Ireland
Gardaí are investigating the seizure of cannabis worth an estimated €600,000 found in a storage area of a multinational company in the west of Ireland. No arrests have been made, and the drugs are to be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
- Reported23 Jan
- Arrested
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe seized cannabis had an estimated street value of €600,000. (rte.ie)
- whatThe latest consignment was 30 kilograms of cannabis resin. (rte.ie)
- whereThe drugs were found at the premises of a multinational company in the west of Ireland. (rte.ie)
- whenThe discovery was made on Friday 16 January 2026. (rte.ie)
- whenThe consignment was found in a storage area of the company. (rte.ie)
- causeThe drugs may have been delivered to the company and left there without collection for several weeks. (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí say no arrests have been made. (rte.ie)
- investigationThe drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí are trying to establish whether the latest seizure came from a recent delivery or was left without collection for several weeks. (rte.ie)
- investigationOne possibility being investigated is that the deliveries were part of an ongoing operation involving at least one, and possibly several, employees. (rte.ie)
- investigationThe company has launched a major internal investigation. (rte.ie)
- otherThis is the second discovery of illegal drugs at the company. (rte.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 23 Jan2026Cannabis worth €600k found on company premises
First report of the seizure. It says no arrests have been made and that this is the second drugs discovery at the company.