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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 0645Possession of controlled drugs · Co. Dublin · 7 Jul 2026

Man in 20s arrested after €274,000 cannabis found in Dublin Airport luggage

Revenue officers seized approximately 13.7kg of herbal cannabis, worth over €274,000, concealed in vacuum-packed packages in the baggage of a passenger who had disembarked a flight from Spain at Dublin Airport on Tuesday, 7 July 2026. A man in his 20s was arrested by An Garda Síochána in connection with the seizure. He is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Dublin Garda Station. Gardaí and Revenue say investigations are ongoing.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested8 Jul
    2 reports
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Revenue officers seized approximately 13.7kg of herbal cannabis worth over €274,000 at Dublin Airport.
  • The cannabis was concealed in vacuum-packed packages within the passenger's baggage.
Where
The passenger had disembarked a flight originating in Spain.
When
The seizure was made on Tuesday, 7 July 2026.
Investigation
  • A man in his 20s was arrested by An Garda Síochána.
  • The man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Dublin Garda Station.
  • The seizure was made as part of routine operations at the airport.
  • Gardaí and Revenue say investigations are ongoing.
Other details
The seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs.
16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatRevenue officers seized €274,000 worth of cannabis at Dublin Airport (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatA man in his 20s was arrested by An Garda Síochána (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
  • whatApproximately 13.7kg of herbal cannabis was confiscated (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatRevenue officers seized around 13.7kg of cannabis at Dublin Airport (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe cannabis was worth over €274,000 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe cannabis was concealed in vacuum-packed packages in the passenger's baggage (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe cannabis was concealed in vacuum-packed packages within the baggage of a passenger (dublinlive.ie)
  • whereThe passenger had disembarked a flight originating in Spain (dublinlive.ie)
  • whereThe passenger had disembarked from a flight originating in Spain (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe seizure was made on Tuesday, July 7, 2026 (dublinlive.ie)
  • whenThe seizure was made on Tuesday, 7 July 2026 (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Dublin Garda Station (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí say investigations are ongoing (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe seizure was made as part of routine operations at the airport (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationRevenue says investigations are ongoing (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 8 Jul2026
    Arrestedirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Man arrested after over €274k of cannabis found in luggage at Dublin Airport

    Reports the arrest and seizure of 13.7kg of cannabis at Dublin Airport and the man's detention under the Drug Trafficking Act.

    suspect, 20s, male
  2. 8 Jul2026
    Arresteddublinlive.ie, first report
    Man arrested as over €274,000 worth of cannabis found in Dublin Airport luggage

    Reports the arrest and seizure details; man detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

    suspect, 20s, male