Man and woman arrested after €224,000 cannabis seized in Dublin
On Friday 25 April 2025, Revenue officers seized 11.2kgs of herbal cannabis worth an estimated €224,000 at two separate locations in Dublin, and on Saturday 26 April 2025, a further 36kg worth an estimated €720,000 was found in an unaccompanied trailer at Dublin Port that had arrived from Holyhead. A man in his 40s and a woman in her 50s were arrested in connection with the first seizure, and a man in his 20s was arrested over the trailer. The woman in her 50s has been charged and is due before Dun Laoghaire District Court next month, the man in his 40s was released without charge with a file to be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the man in his 20s was charged and scheduled to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on 28 April 2025.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested25 Apr
3 reports - Charged25 Apr
2 reports - In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Revenue officers seized 11.2kgs of herbal cannabis worth an estimated €224,000 at two separate locations in Dublin, and a further 36kg worth an estimated €720,000 was found in an unaccompanied trailer at Dublin Port.
- A man in his 40s and a woman in her 50s were arrested in connection with the first seizure, and a man in his 20s was arrested over the trailer seizure.
- Where
- The first seizure was at two separate locations in Dublin and the second was at Dublin Port in a trailer that had arrived from Holyhead.
- When
- The first seizure took place on Friday 25 April 2025 and the second on Saturday 26 April 2025.
- Investigation
- The seizures were part of joint operations by An Garda Síochána and Revenue's Customs Service, including the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and DMR Divisional Drugs Units.
- All three suspects were detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
- Charges
- The woman in her 50s has been charged and the man in his 20s was charged.
- In court
- The woman is due to appear before Dun Laoghaire District Court next month and the man in his 20s was scheduled to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on 28 April 2025.
- Other details
- The man in his 40s was released without charge, with a file to be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
- The seizures are part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting organised crime groups.
32 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe woman in her 50s was arrested in connection with the seizure of herbal cannabis. (garda.ie)
- whatRevenue officers seized 11.2kgs of herbal cannabis (garda.ie)
- whatThe cannabis was worth an estimated €224,000 (garda.ie)
- what11.2kgs of herbal cannabis was seized (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe drugs had an estimated value of €224,000 (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA male aged in his 40s was arrested (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA female aged in her 50s was arrested (dublinlive.ie)
- whatRevenue officers seized 11.2kgs of cannabis with an estimated value of €224,000 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man in his 40s and a woman in her 50s were arrested by Gardaí (irishmirror.ie)
- whatRevenue officers seized 36kg of herbal cannabis (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe cannabis had an estimated value of €720,000 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe trailer was unaccompanied and had arrived from Holyhead (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man in his 20s was arrested (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe seizures followed searches at two separate locations in Dublin (garda.ie)
- whereThe cannabis was seized at two separate locations in Dublin (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe cannabis was stashed in a trailer at Dublin Port (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe operation took place on Friday 25 April 2025 in Dublin. (garda.ie)
- whenThe seizures took place on Friday 25 April 2025 (garda.ie)
- whenThe seizure took place on 25 April 2025 (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe seizure took place on Friday, 25 April 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe seizure was made on Saturday, 26 April 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe seizure followed a joint operation by An Garda Síochána and Revenue. (garda.ie)
- investigationA file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. (garda.ie)
- investigationBoth individuals are detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe woman has been charged. (garda.ie)
- courtShe is due to appear before Dun Laoghaire District Court next month. (garda.ie)
- courtThe man was charged and scheduled to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on 28 April 2025 at approximately 10:30am (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe man in his 40s has been released without charge. (garda.ie)
- otherBoth are detained at Garda Stations in Dublin under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting organised crime groups (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 28 Apr2025Man arrested after €720k of cannabis found stashed in trailer at Dublin Port
Man charged and scheduled to appear before Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ No.1) on 28 April 2025 at approximately 10:30am.
suspect, 20s, male - 28 Apr2025Gardaí arrest man and woman after €224,000 cannabis seizure in Dublin
Initial arrest report following Revenue seizure of 11.2kgs of cannabis at two Dublin locations; both suspects detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 50s, female - 25 Apr2025Man and woman arrested following major cannabis seizures in Dublin
Initial Garda/Revenue press release reporting the arrests and seizure details.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 50s, female - 25 Apr2025An Garda Síochaná and Revenue Customs Service Seize €224,000 Cannabis, Co. Dublin, 25th April 2025
Official garda.ie press release confirming the seizure and arrests; identifies the joint operation as involving Revenue's Customs Service, GNDOCB, DMR North Central and DMR East Divisional Drugs Units.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 50s, female - 25 Apr2025Update - An Garda Síochaná and Revenue Customs Service Seize €224,000 Cannabis, Co. Dublin, 25th April 2025
The woman has been charged and is due before Dun Laoghaire District Court next month; the man has been released without charge with a file to be prepared for the DPP.
suspect, 50s, femalesuspect, 40s, male