Case No. 2340Possession of controlled drugs (cocaine) · Co. Dublin · 11 Feb 2025
Man arrested after €350,000 cocaine and £15,000 cash seized at Dublin checkpoint
A man in his 30s was arrested after a probationer Garda member seized €350,000 worth of cocaine and £15,000 in cash sterling from his vehicle during a road safety checkpoint in Dublin 2 and Dublin 8 on 11 February 2025. He is detained under the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, and investigations are ongoing.
- Reported13 Feb
- Arrested12 Feb
2 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet
Key facts
consolidated from all reports27 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí seized €350,000 worth of cocaine (dublinlive.ie)
- what£15,000 in cash sterling was also seized (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA probationer Garda member observed the driver engage in suspicious behaviour while approaching a checkpoint (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe driver is a man aged in his 30s (dublinlive.ie)
- whatGardaí seized a number of knives, €2,500 worth of suspected cocaine, and over €3,400 in cash. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA number of people fled the area when the Gardaí arrived. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe cocaine was broken down into separate deal bags and concealed in cement blocks. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatIn excess of €3,400 in cash was found and seized. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA probationer Garda member observed a driver engage in suspicious behaviour while approaching a checkpoint and searched the vehicle. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe search resulted in the seizure of €350,000 worth of cocaine and £15,000 cash sterling. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe driver, a man aged in his 30s, was arrested by the probationer member. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe operation was carried out by officers from Kevin Street and Kilmainham Garda Stations (dublinlive.ie)
- whereCheckpoints were set up in the Dublin 2 and Dublin 8 areas (dublinlive.ie)
- whereHe is detained at a Garda station in South Dublin (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred in a residential area in Dublin 1. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereGardaí from Kevin Street and Kilmainham Garda Stations carried out a road safety operation in Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereCheckpoints were carried out in the Dublin 2 and Dublin 8 areas. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred on the evening of 12 February 2025. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of the drugs and cash (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe man was arrested by the probationer member (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe drugs seized will be sent for further analysis (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe seizure is subject to further investigation as part of an ongoing effort to disrupt and dismantle the sale and supply of drugs in the Dublin 1 area. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe man is detained under section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in South Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationInvestigations into the seizure are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeHe is detained under section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 (dublinlive.ie)
- otherTwo Gardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team were on active patrols when they spotted the gathering. (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 13 Feb2025Man arrested after Gardaí uncover €350,000 of cocaine and £15k at checkpoint
Initial arrest and seizure report following a road safety checkpoint operation by Kevin Street and Kilmainham Garda Stations.
suspect, 30s, male - 13 Feb2025Knives and cocaine seized after Gardai spot 'large gathering' in Dublin
Initial report of drug and knife seizure in Dublin 1; no arrests made, investigation ongoing.
- 12 Feb2025€350,000 cocaine seized after driver acting suspiciously stopped at checkpoint
Adds that the operation was carried out by officers from Kevin Street and Kilmainham Garda Stations, that the probationer member observed the driver's suspicious behaviour before searching the vehicle, and that the drugs will be sent for further analysis.
suspect, 30s, male