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

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 8355Drug trafficking · Co. Dublin

Woman arrested after cannabis and crystal meth seized at Dublin Airport

Revenue officers at Dublin Airport seized about 29kg of suspected herbal cannabis, worth an estimated €584,000, and about 6kg of suspected crystal meth, worth more than €368,000, hidden in vacuum-packed packages in the baggage of a passenger arriving from Canada. The seizure date is uncertain, as the sources give 1 August 2026 and 9 August 2026. A woman in her 50s was arrested and detained at a station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis, and investigations are ongoing with no charge, court appearance or sentence reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested1 Aug
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Revenue officers seized about 29kg of suspected herbal cannabis worth an estimated €584,000.
  • In the same operation, Revenue officers seized about 6kg of suspected crystal meth worth more than €368,000.
Where
The seizure took place at Dublin Airport.
When
Sources disagree on the date: the article metadata gives 1 August 2026, while the article text is dated 9 August 2026 and says the seizure happened today.
Other details
  • The suspect is a woman in her 50s.
  • The drugs were hidden in vacuum-packed packages in the baggage of a passenger who arrived on a flight from Canada.
Investigation
  • A woman in her 50s was arrested and detained at a station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
  • The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
  • Investigations are ongoing.
Charges
No charge is reported in the articles.
In court
No court appearance is reported in the articles.
Sentence
No sentence is reported in the articles.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatRevenue officers seized about 29kg of suspected herbal cannabis worth an estimated €584,000. (thejournal.ie)
  • whatRevenue officers also seized about 6kg of suspected crystal meth worth more than €368,000 in the same operation. (thejournal.ie)
  • whereThe seizure took place at Dublin Airport. (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe seizure was made on the day the article was published. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationA woman in her 50s was arrested and detained at a station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationThe seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe drugs were hidden in vacuum-packed packages in the baggage of a passenger arriving on a flight from Canada. (thejournal.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 1 Aug2026
    Arrestedthejournal.ie, first report
    Revenue officers seize €584k worth of cannabis and €368k of crystal meth in Dublin Airport

    Article is dated 9 August 2026 in its text and says the seizure happened 'today', but gives no explicit seizure date. No matching existing case.

    suspect, 50s, female