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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 6912Drug trafficking · Co. Dublin

Woman and man arrested after cannabis seizure in Dublin house raid

On Tuesday 15 April 2025, the DMR South Central Drug Unit searched a residential premises on Bull Alley Street in the south inner city and seized cannabis with an estimated street value of around €300,000, cocaine worth more than €2,000 and €6,000 in cash. A woman in her 20s and a man in his 30s were subsequently arrested in the Dublin 24 and Bray, Co Wicklow areas, and both are being detained at a city centre Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. The drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis, and as of the latest report, updated on 22 April 2025, investigations into the seizure are ongoing.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested22 Apr
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Gardaí seized cannabis with an estimated street value of around €300,000.
  • Gardaí also seized cocaine worth more than €2,000 and €6,000 in cash.
Where
The search was carried out at a residential premises on Bull Alley Street in the south inner city.
When
The haul was uncovered on Tuesday, 15 April 2025.
Investigation
  • The DMR South Central Drug Unit carried out the search.
  • A woman in her 20s was arrested in the Dublin 24 area and a man in his 30s was arrested in the Bray, Co Wicklow area.
  • Both are being detained at a city centre Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
  • The drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
  • The seizure is part of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the region.
Other details
  • A Garda spokesperson said investigations into the seizure are ongoing.
  • The Irish Mirror first published the report on 16 April 2025 and updated it on 22 April 2025.
12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatCannabis with an estimated street value of around €300,000 was seized. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatCocaine worth more than €2,000 was seized. (irishmirror.ie)
  • what€6,000 in cash was seized. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe search was carried out at a residential premises on Bull Alley Street in the south inner city. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe haul was uncovered on Tuesday, 15 April 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe DMR South Central Drug Unit carried out the search. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationA woman in her 20s was arrested in the Dublin 24 area. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationA man in his 30s was arrested in the Bray, Co Wicklow area. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationBoth are detained at a city centre Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe seizure is part of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the region. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherInvestigations into the seizure are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 22 Apr2025
    Arrestedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Woman and man arrested after €300,000 cannabis seizure in house raid

    Initial report of the house raid, seizure and arrests.

    suspect, 20s, femalesuspect, 30s, male