Drugs worth almost €2m and €143,900 cash seized at Dublin Port
On Sunday 26 July 2026, Revenue officers seized approximately 80.5kg of cannabis and 5kg of cocaine, estimated at a combined value of €1.95 million, along with €143,900 in cash at Dublin Port. A man and a woman, both in their 30s, were arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda station in Dublin. Both were charged with possession of controlled drugs. They appeared before Dublin District Court on Tuesday 28 July 2026.
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- Arrestednot reported
- Charged28 Jul
2 reports - In court
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Revenue officers seized approximately 80.5kg of cannabis and 5kg of cocaine.
- The drugs had an estimated combined value of €1.95 million.
- €143,900 in cash was seized alongside the drugs.
- A man and a woman, both in their 30s, were arrested.
- Where
- The seizure took place at Dublin Port.
- When
- The seizure occurred on Sunday 26 July 2026.
- Investigation
- The two were detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda station in Dublin.
- Charges
- Both were charged with possession of controlled drugs.
- In court
- Both appeared before Dublin District Court on Tuesday 28 July 2026.
21 statements extracted from the articles
- whatRevenue officers seized approximately 80.5kg of cannabis (garda.ie)
- what5kg of cocaine was also seized (garda.ie)
- whatThe drugs had an estimated combined value of €1.95 million (garda.ie)
- what€143,900 in cash was seized (garda.ie)
- whatA male and a female, both in their 30s, were arrested (garda.ie)
- whatDrugs worth almost €2 million were seized at Dublin Port on Sunday. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe drugs consisted of about 80.5kg of cannabis and 5kg of cocaine. (irishtimes.com)
- what€143,900 in cash was seized alongside the drugs. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe drugs are estimated to be worth €1.95 million. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA man and a woman, both in their 30s, were arrested. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe seizure took place at Dublin Port (garda.ie)
- whereThey are detained at a Garda Station in Dublin (garda.ie)
- whereThey were detained at a Garda station in Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe seizure occurred on Sunday 26 July 2026 (garda.ie)
- whenThe court appearance is at approximately 04:30pm on Tuesday 28 July 2026 (garda.ie)
- investigationThey are detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 (garda.ie)
- investigationThe two were detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeBoth have been charged in relation to the investigation (garda.ie)
- chargeBoth the man and the woman were charged. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThey are due to appear before Dublin District Court (garda.ie)
- courtBoth appeared before Dublin District Court on Tuesday. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 28 Jul2026Drugs worth almost €2m and large sum of cash seized by gardaí at Dublin Port
Initial report of the seizure, arrests, and first court appearance.
suspect, 30s, malesuspect, 30s, female - 28 Jul202628/07/2026 Court Appearance and Seizure: Revenue Seize €1.95m Cannabis and Cocaine, Dublin Port - 26th July 2026
Official Garda press release confirming the seizure, specifying the combined value as €1.95 million, the detention under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996, and the court appearance time of approximately 04:30pm on 28 July 2026.
suspect, 30s, malesuspect, 30s, female