Three men charged after €168,000 cannabis seized in Dublin 5
On 13 August 2025, Gardaí in Coolock, Dublin 5, arrested four men and seized over €308,000 in suspected illegal cannabis as part of an investigation into the sale and supply of drugs in the Dublin Metropolitan Region North. A man in his 20s was stopped and searched in Dublin 5 with over €5,000 in cannabis herb seized, follow-up searches in Coolock yielded cannabis worth over €163,000 and two further arrests of a man in his 20s and a man in his 40s, and a search in Belmayne seized 7 kg worth approximately €140,000 along with a fourth arrest of a man in his 40s. All four men were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda Station in North Dublin and charged; two are due before the Criminal Courts of Justice on 14 August 2025 and the other two at a later date. The seized drugs are subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland and investigations are ongoing.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gardaí in Coolock arrested four men and seized over €308,000 in suspected illegal cannabis on 13 August 2025.
- A man in his 20s was stopped and searched in Dublin 5, with over €5,000 in cannabis herb seized.
- Follow-up searches in Coolock, Dublin 5 seized cannabis worth over €163,000, and two men aged in their 20s and 40s were arrested.
- A search in Belmayne seized 7 kg of herbal cannabis worth approximately €140,000, along with drugs paraphernalia, a weighing scale, and a vacuum pack machine, and a man in his 40s was arrested.
- Where
- The operation took place in the Coolock, Dublin 5 and Belmayne areas.
- When
- The arrests and seizures took place on 13 August 2025.
- Investigation
- The arrests were part of continuing investigations by the Coolock Drug Unit into the sale and supply of drugs in the Dublin Metropolitan Region North.
- All four men were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda Station in North Dublin.
- The seized drugs are subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland and investigations are ongoing.
- Charges
- All four men have been charged.
- In court
- Two men are due before the Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ No. 1) on 14 August 2025 at approximately 10:30am, and the other two are due at a later date.
28 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí in Coolock arrested three men and seized over €168,000 in suspected illegal cannabis (garda.ie)
- whatThe investigation is into the sale and supply of drugs in the Dublin Metropolitan Region North (garda.ie)
- whatOver €5,000 of cannabis herb was seized from the first man (garda.ie)
- whatGardaí seized 7 kg of herbal cannabis with an approximate value of €140,000. (garda.ie)
- whatDrugs paraphernalia, a weighing scales and a vacuum pack machine were also seized. (garda.ie)
- whatThe total drugs seized on 13 August 2025 as part of this operation is over €308,000. (garda.ie)
- whatThree men were arrested and charged after cannabis was seized in Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatOver €5,000 worth of cannabis was seized from the first man. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatCannabis with a value in excess of €163,000 was seized during the follow-up searches. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatTwo men aged in their 20s and 40s were arrested in connection with the investigation. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereFollow-up searches at locations in the Coolock, Dublin 5 area seized cannabis worth over €163,000 (garda.ie)
- whereThe search operation took place in the Belmayne area. (garda.ie)
- whereA male in his 20s was stopped and searched in the Dublin 5 area on Wednesday. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereFollow-up searches were conducted at a number of locations in the Coolock, Dublin 5 area. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe arrests and seizure took place on 13 August 2025 (garda.ie)
- investigationThe first man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda Station in North Dublin (garda.ie)
- investigationThe seized drugs are subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie)
- investigationThe arrest and seizure were part of continuing investigations by the Coolock Drug Unit into the sale and supply of drugs in the Dublin Metropolitan Region North. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda Station in the North Dublin area. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe arrests were made as part of an investigation into the sale and supply of drugs in the Dublin Metropolitan Region North. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe first man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda Station in the North Dublin area. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí said investigations are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeAll three men have been charged (garda.ie)
- chargeThe man has been charged. (garda.ie)
- courtThe two men are due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ No. 1) on 14 August 2025 at approximately 10.30am (garda.ie)
- courtThe man is due to appear before the courts at a later date. (garda.ie)
- courtThe two men are due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ No. 1) on Thursday 14 August at approximately 10.30am. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 14 Aug2025Three men charged after Gardaí seize €168,000 worth of cannabis in Dublin
Gardaí press release detailing the seizure operation, the three arrests, and the court appearance scheduled for 14 August 2025.
suspect, 20s, malesuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 40s, male - 13 Aug2025Update: Court Appearance - Operation Tara - Seizure of €168,000 Cannabis, Three men Arrested, 13th August 2025
Fourth man arrested and charged; additional 7 kg / €140,000 cannabis seized in Belmayne; total for 13 August now over €308,000; drugs sent to FSI for analysis.
suspect, 40s, male - 13 Aug2025Court Appearance - Operation Tara - Seizure of €168,000 Cannabis, Three men Arrested, 13th August 2025
Garda press release confirming the arrests, charges, detention details, and court appearance for the three men, and noting the drugs are subject to FSI analysis.
suspect, 20s, malesuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 40s, male