Case No. 2137Possession of controlled drugs (cannabis) · Co. Dublin · 7 Mar 2025
Man in his 30s arrested after €570k cannabis seized in west Dublin joint operation
A man in his 30s was arrested after Revenue and gardaí seized 28.50 kg of herbal cannabis worth around €570,000 in a joint intelligence-led operation in west Dublin on 7 March 2025. The man is being held under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act 1996.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested7 Mar
3 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports22 statements extracted from the articles
- whatRevenue officers seized approximately 28.5kg of suspected cannabis herb (garda.ie)
- whatThe cannabis had an estimated value of approximately €570,000 (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whatA male aged in his 30s was arrested by An Garda Síochána (garda.ie)
- what28.50 kg of herbal cannabis worth around €570,000 was seized (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA man in his 30s was arrested by gardaí (dublinlive.ie)
- whatRevenue officers seized approximately 28.5 kgs of suspected cannabis herb (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man in his 30s was arrested by An Garda Síochána (irishmirror.ie)
- whatRevenue officers seized approximately 124 kgs of herbal cannabis worth €2.48 million at Dublin Port (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe seizure took place in the West Dublin area (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe man is detained at a Garda Station in the West Dublin area (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe raid took place in west Dublin (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe operation took place on Friday 7 March 2025 (garda.ie)
- whenThe seizure occurred on Friday 7 March 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe 124 kg seizure was discovered on Monday (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie)
- investigationThe man is being held under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act 1996 (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe operation was intelligence-led (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe seizure was part of an intelligence-led operation (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí say investigations are ongoing (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe 124 kg seizure resulted from risk profiling with the assistance of detector dog Darcy (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe man is detained pursuant to Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1996 (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe container containing the 124 kg of cannabis originated in France (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 7 Mar2025Man arrested after cannabis worth €570,000 seized in major Garda operation
Irish Mirror followup confirming the arrest and identifying the three agencies involved in the joint operation (GNDOCB, Clondalkin District Drugs Unit, Revenue's Customs Service). Also mentions a separate 124 kg cannabis seizure at Dublin Port days earlier.
suspect, 30s, male - 7 Mar2025Man arrested as joint operation leads to €570k cannabis seizure
Reports the arrest and seizure details from the joint Revenue/GNDOCB/L District Drugs Unit operation.
suspect, 30s, male - 7 Mar2025Garda and Revenue Joint Operation - Arrest and €570,000 Drugs Seized, West Dublin, 7th March 2025
Official Garda press release confirming the arrest and seizure details for the West Dublin cannabis operation.
suspect, 30s, male