Ireland Gardaí seize €300,000 cannabis and seven firearms in Crumlin operation after wrong delivery
A nine-day Garda intelligence operation in Crumlin, south Dublin, was triggered when a drugs gang accidentally delivered a consignment of cannabis to the wrong address. Five searches were carried out, resulting in the seizure of €300,000 worth of cannabis, €12,000 cash, €8,000 prize bonds, a Rolex watch and seven deactivated firearms, with no arrests made.
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Key facts
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- what€300,000 worth of cannabis herb was seized. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- what€12,000 in cash was seized. (garda.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- what€8,000 in prize bonds was seized. (garda.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- whatSeven suspected firearms were seized. (garda.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- whatCannabis herb worth €300,000 was seized during the searches. (rte.ie)
- whatA Rolex watch was seized. (rte.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- whatCannabis worth an estimated €300,000 was seized (irishtimes.com)
- whatGardaí believe the gang was using a legitimate shop as a front for their drugs operation. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAll seven firearms had been deactivated and could not be fired. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe searches were carried out in the Dublin area. (garda.ie)
- whereGardaí in Crumlin, south Dublin, became aware of the wrong delivery. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe searches took place between 27 February and 1 March 2023. (garda.ie)
- whenThe searches were carried out between Monday and Wednesday. (rte.ie)
- whenThe searches took place between Monday and Wednesday of the week of 27 February to 1 March 2023 (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGarda personnel attached to the Crumlin District Drugs Unit and Crumlin Uniform Units carried out the searches. (garda.ie)
- investigationA total of five searches were carried out. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe seized drugs will be forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland for further analysis. (garda.ie, irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe seized suspected firearms will be sent to the Garda Ballistics Unit for analysis. (garda.ie)
- investigationNo arrests have been made at this time. (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe searches were conducted by officers from the Crumlin District Drugs Unit and Crumlin Uniform Units. (rte.ie)
- investigationThe suspected firearms will be sent to the Garda Ballistics Unit for analysis. (rte.ie, irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí said investigations are ongoing. (rte.ie)
- investigationFive Garda searches were conducted (irishtimes.com)
- investigationSearches were conducted by the Crumlin District Drugs unit and Crumlin uniform units (irishtimes.com)
- investigationNo arrests have been made (irishtimes.com)
- investigationOfficers searched a number of properties in the area over several days. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationFive searches were carried out during the operation. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationNo arrests were made during the operation. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe firearms will be analysed by experts from the Garda Technical Bureau. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe drugs will be tested by experts from Forensic Science Ireland. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationInvestigations into the drugs gang are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherNo arrests were made. (rte.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 2 Mar2023Drugs sent to wrong address led gardaí straight to 'dopey' crime gang
Reports on a nine-day Garda operation in Crumlin triggered by a wrong cannabis delivery, resulting in significant seizures but no arrests; the gang allegedly used a legitimate shop as a front.
- 2 Mar2023Seven suspected firearms seized in Dublin drug raids
Initial report of five Garda searches in Crumlin, Dublin, resulting in the seizure of seven suspected firearms, €300,000 worth of cannabis, a Rolex watch, €12,000 cash and €8,000 in prize bonds. No arrests made.
- 2 Mar2023Firearms, cash and drugs seized in Dublin searches
Confirms the same seizure details as the original report, specifying that the searches were carried out by the Crumlin District Drugs Unit and Crumlin Uniform Units, and that the suspected firearms will be sent to the Garda Ballistics Unit for analysis.
- 1 Mar2023€300,000 Cannabis Herb Seized, Cash, Suspected Firearms - Dublin Searches - 27th February - 1st March 2023
Garda press release detailing five searches in the Crumlin/Dublin area over a five-day period, with no arrests made.