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Case No. 4775Drug trafficking · Co. Dublin · 4 Nov 2025

Gardaí and Revenue seize cannabis and cocaine worth €103,450 in Dublin

On Tuesday 4 November 2025, Revenue officers seized about 4.35kg of herbal cannabis estimated at €87,000, and gardaí seized about 235 grams of suspected cocaine estimated at €16,450, in the DMR Eastern Region, for a total estimated value of €103,450 (the garda.ie headline gives €103,000). A man in his 30s was arrested by gardaí and detained in Garda stations in the DMR Eastern Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. The man is not named in the sources, and his nationality is not stated. The latest development is that investigations are ongoing.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested4 Nov
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • About 4.35kg of herbal cannabis, estimated at €87,000, was seized by Revenue officers.
  • About 235 grams of suspected cocaine, estimated at €16,450, was seized by gardaí during a search.
Where
The seizures were made in the DMR Eastern Region.
When
The operation took place on Tuesday 4 November 2025.
Investigation
  • The seizures resulted from a joint operation by GNDOCB, the DMR East Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue's Customs Service.
  • Investigations are ongoing.
Other details
  • The total estimated value was €103,450 in the article body, while the garda.ie headline gives €103,000.
  • A man in his 30s was arrested by gardaí.
  • The man was detained in Garda stations in the DMR Eastern Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
  • The suspect is a man in his 30s, and no name or nationality is given in the sources.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatAbout 4.35kg of herbal cannabis, estimated at €87,000, was seized. (garda.ie)
  • whatAbout 235 grams of suspected cocaine, estimated at €16,450, was seized. (garda.ie)
  • whereThe seizures were made in the DMR Eastern Region. (garda.ie)
  • whenThe operation took place on Tuesday 4 November 2025. (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe seizures resulted from a joint operation by GNDOCB, the DMR East Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue's Customs Service. (garda.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie)
  • otherThe total estimated value of the seized drugs was €103,450. (garda.ie)
  • otherA man in his 30s was arrested by gardaí. (garda.ie)
  • otherThe man was detained in Garda stations in the DMR Eastern Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. (garda.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 4 Nov2025
    Arrestedgarda.ie, first report
    Joint Operation – Gardaí and Revenue Customs Seize €103,000 Worth of Drugs, Dublin, 4th November 2025

    Official garda.ie release of a joint GNDOCB, DMR East Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue operation. It gives the seized quantities, estimated values, the arrest and the detention basis.

    suspect, 30s, male