Man in his 20s arrested after €152,000 drugs and stolen motorcycle seized in Ratoath, Meath
On the afternoon of 22 April 2025, Gardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team searched a commercial premises in Ratoath and a residential premises in Navan, County Meath, recovering cannabis herb valued at €140,000, a stolen high-powered motorcycle, and cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy worth a combined €12,000. A man in his 20s was arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Meath Garda station. The search was part of a long-running investigation into the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Dublin Region. The seized drugs are to be analysed by Forensic Science Ireland and investigations are ongoing.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested22 Apr
2 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Cannabis herb valued at €140,000 and a stolen high-powered motorcycle were recovered at a commercial premises in Ratoath.
- Cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy with a combined value of €12,000 were recovered at a residential premises in Navan.
- When
- The search operation took place on the afternoon of 22 April 2025.
- Where
- The searches were conducted at a commercial premises in Ratoath and a residential premises in Navan, County Meath.
- Investigation
- Gardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team carried out the search as part of a long-running investigation into the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Dublin Region.
- The seized drugs are to be analysed by Forensic Science Ireland.
- A man in his 20s was arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Meath Garda station.
- Investigations are ongoing.
- Other details
- Assistant Commissioner Paul Cleary said the operation targeted a drug supply network into the Dublin Region.
11 statements extracted from the articles
- whatCannabis herb valued at €140,000 and a stolen high-powered motorcycle were recovered at a commercial premises in Ratoath (garda.ie)
- whatCannabis, cocaine and ecstasy with a combined value of €12,000 were recovered at a residential premises in Navan (garda.ie)
- whatA stolen high-powered motorcycle was also recovered during the search. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatCannabis herb, cocaine and ecstasy with a combined value of €12,000 were recovered at a residential premises in Navan. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team conducted a search operation in County Meath on the afternoon of 22 April 2025 (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team carried out a search operation at a commercial premises in Ratoath on Tuesday afternoon. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe search was part of a long-running investigation into the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Dublin Region. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe drugs will undergo analysis by Forensic Science Ireland. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherAssistant Commissioner Paul Cleary said the operation targeted a drug supply network into the Dublin Region (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- otherA man in his 20s was arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Meath Garda station. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 23 Apr2025Stolen motorbike recovered and €152k worth of drugs seized during major Garda op
Details of the DCRT search operation in Ratoath and Navan, the value and types of drugs seized, the recovery of a stolen motorcycle, and the arrest and detention of a man in his 20s under the Drug Trafficking Act.
suspect, 20s, male - 22 Apr2025DCRT Seizure of €152,000 Controlled Drugs and Stolen Motorcycle, Co. Meath, 22nd April 2025
Official Garda press release confirming the seizure and arrest, including a statement from Assistant Commissioner Paul Cleary that the operation targeted a drug supply network into the Dublin Region.
suspect, 20s, male