Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 11551Drug offences and firearms possession · Co. Kerry

Three arrested after knife, suspected firearm and drugs seized in Killarney, Kerry

Three people were arrested after gardaí seized a knife, a suspected firearm and drugs worth over €166,000 in Killarney, Co Kerry. The searches were part of Operation Tara.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested11 Jan
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThree people were arrested after a firearm, a knife and drugs worth over €166,000 were seized in Co Kerry. (rte.ie)
  • whatA knife and over €5,000 worth of cannabis were seized from the vehicle. (rte.ie)
  • whatGardaí carried out follow-up searches in Killarney and seized a suspected firearm, over €160,000 in suspected cannabis and LSD, and other drug-related paraphernalia. (rte.ie)
  • whereGardaí stopped and searched a vehicle in Killarney at around 2.50pm. (rte.ie)
  • investigationA number of electrical devices of evidential value were seized. (rte.ie)
  • investigationTwo men and a woman were arrested and held at separate garda stations in the county. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe searches were part of Operation Tara, which aims to disrupt and dismantle drug trafficking networks. (rte.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 11 Jan2026
    Arrestedrte.ie, first report
    Three held as knife, drugs worth €166k seized in Kerry

    Adds the vehicle stop in Killarney, the follow-up searches, the three arrests and the total value of the drugs seized, and places the operation within Operation Tara.

    suspect, 30s, malesuspect, 40s, malesuspect, 30s, female