Case No. 3298Possession of controlled drugs · Co. Dublin · 18 Apr 2026

Woman in 30s arrested at Dublin Airport after €704,000 cannabis found in luggage

A woman in her 30s was arrested at Dublin Airport on 18 April 2026 after Revenue officers seized 35.2kg of suspected herbal cannabis worth over €704,000 from her luggage following her arrival on a flight from Doha, Qatar. She is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, while investigations are ongoing.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested19 Apr
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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  • what35.2kg of suspected herbal cannabis was seized (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe cannabis was vacuum-packed in parcels (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe estimated value of the cannabis is over €704,000 (dublinlive.ie)
  • whereThe cannabis was found in the luggage of a passenger who had disembarked from a flight from Doha, Qatar (dublinlive.ie)
  • whenThe seizure took place on 18 April 2026 (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe woman was arrested by An Garda Síochána (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationShe is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at a Garda Station in Dublin (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe seizure was made as part of routine operations by Revenue (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs (dublinlive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 19 Apr2026
    Woman arrested at Dublin Airport after €700k of cannabis found in luggage

    Initial report of the arrest and seizure; the woman is in detention and no charges have been laid yet.

    suspect, 30s, female