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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 8241Drug offence · Co. Leitrim · 16 Aug 2026

Two arrested after suspected cocaine seized in Leitrim and Roscommon

Over the weekend of 14 to 16 August 2026, suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €100,000 was seized in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim, and Keadue, Co Roscommon, as part of investigations into an organised crime group based in Sligo. Two people were arrested: a man in his 40s and a woman in her 50s, who are being detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region. The case was reported on 18 August 2026, when gardaí said the drugs would be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. Investigations are ongoing, and no charge has been reported.

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  2. Arrested18 Aug
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
Suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €100,000 was seized.
Where
The cocaine was seized in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim, and Keadue, Co Roscommon.
When
The operation took place over the weekend of 14 to 16 August 2026.
Investigation
  • The seizure was part of investigations into an organised crime group based in Sligo.
  • Gardaí stopped and searched a vehicle in Carrick-on-Shannon and a vehicle in Keadue.
  • The drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
  • Investigations are ongoing.
Other details
  • Two people were arrested: a man in his 40s and a woman in her 50s.
  • Both arrested people are being detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region.
  • The woman is not named in the case as of the 18 August 2026 article, and the man is not named in the articles.
Charges
No charge has been reported in the articles.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe cocaine was seized in Carrick-on-Shannon and Keadue. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whenThe operation took place over the weekend of 14 to 16 August 2026. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • investigationThe seizure was part of investigations into an organised crime group based in Sligo. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • investigationGardaí stopped and searched a vehicle in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim and one in Keadue, Co Roscommon. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • investigationThe drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • otherTwo people were arrested. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • otherThe man, aged in his 40s, and the woman, in her 50s, are being detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region. (leitrimobserver.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 18 Aug2026
    Arrestedleitrimobserver.ie, follow-up
    Two arrested after €100,000 suspected cocaine seized in Leitrim and Roscommon

    Adds the Carrick-on-Shannon vehicle search, the ages and sex of both arrested people, and that the drugs are going to Forensic Science Ireland. Records the arrest of a woman in her 50s, who is not named in the case as of this article.

    suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 50s, female