Ireland Case No. 4539Corruption (disappearance of seized cannabis)
Five more arrested in probe into disappearance of seized cannabis from Garda station
Five more people were arrested in an investigation into the disappearance of about €100,000 worth of seized cannabis from a Garda station. A serving member of the force was also detained under organised crime legislation.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested19 Nov
2 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports24 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA serving garda was arrested by anti-corruption officers after a large quantity of drugs went missing from an evidence locker last year. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe missing cannabis was believed to be worth around €100,000. (irishtimes.com)
- whatFive more people were arrested in a probe into the disappearance of about €100,000 worth of seized cannabis from a Garda station. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatGardaí's Anti-Corruption unit detained a serving member of the force. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe seized drugs were placed in secure storage at a Garda station in the Leinster area. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe arrested garda is being held in a station in south Leinster. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe drugs were discovered to be missing a short time after being placed in storage. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe incident has been under investigation by the Garda Anti-Corruption Unit and the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationOne line of inquiry is that the garda had links to organised crime groups, but sources said investigations are at an early stage. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí from the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau arrested five other people in a related investigation, none of whom are members of An Garda Síochána. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe arrests are part of a long-running Anti-Corruption Unit investigation into the disappearance of seized cannabis worth around €100,000 in January 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationDetective Gardaí from the Eastern Region, supported by other units, carried out several searches and made arrests. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA Garda spokesman said investigations led by a Senior Investigating Officer from the Eastern Region are continuing. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe garda was arrested on a Wednesday morning under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, which allows detention for up to seven days. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe serving garda is being held under organised crime legislation. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe garda is in custody. (irishtimes.com)
- otherA man in his 30s and a woman in her 40s are detained at Garda stations in the Midlands. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- otherA man in his 40s remains in custody at a Garda station in the east of the country for alleged related corruption offences. (irishtimes.com)
- otherTwo men in their 40s and 50s, arrested over alleged related drug trafficking, have been released pending files to the Director of Public Prosecutions. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe station where the garda is held is not the station where the drugs disappeared from. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe garda can be detained for up to seven days. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherGarda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau officers arrested five people who are not gardaí. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherA man in his 40s is being questioned at a Garda station in the east of the country over alleged related corruption offences. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherTwo men, aged in their 40s and 50s, who were arrested over alleged drug trafficking have been released and files will go to the DPP. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 19 Nov2025Probe into Garda station cannabis seizure disappearance sees five more arrested
Adds the arrest of a serving garda and five non-garda people in the probe into the disappearance of seized cannabis; two of the five have been released with files going to the DPP. No existing case matches.
suspect, malesuspect, 30s, malesuspect, 40s, femalesuspect, 40s, malesuspect, 40s, malesuspect, 50s, male - 19 Nov2025Garda arrested after drugs worth €100,000 missing from evidence locker
First report of the arrest of a serving garda over the missing cannabis from an evidence locker. The article says the incident happened last year but gives no exact date. It also reports five related arrests and the early line of inquiry about organised crime links.
suspect, malesuspect, 30s, malesuspect, 40s, femalesuspect, 40s, malesuspect, 40s, malesuspect, 50s, male