Woman in her 30s arrested after €125,000 cocaine and cannabis seized in Swords
A woman in her 30s was arrested in Swords, Co Dublin, in the early hours of 10 March 2025 after Gardaí stopped her vehicle on an ANPR alert for no tax or insurance and discovered she was disqualified. Approximately €70,000 of suspected cocaine was found in the vehicle and €55,000 of suspected cannabis at a residential property in the Swords area.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested1 Mar
3 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports25 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe driver, a woman in her 30s, was discovered to be disqualified. (garda.ie)
- whatApproximately €70,000 of suspected cocaine was found concealed in the vehicle. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whatApproximately €55,000 of suspected cannabis herb was found at a residential property in the Swords area. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whatApproximately €125,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis was seized (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe driver was a woman in her 30s who was discovered to be disqualified (dublinlive.ie)
- whatApproximately €55,000 of suspected cannabis herb was found at the residential property (dublinlive.ie)
- whereGardaí on patrol in Swords stopped the vehicle. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe stop took place in Swords, Co Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe arrest took place in the early hours of Monday, 10 March 2025. (garda.ie)
- whenThe vehicle was stopped at approximately 12:30am. (garda.ie)
- whenThe stop occurred at approximately 12:30am in the early hours of Monday 10 March 2025 (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe vehicle stop occurred at approximately 12:30am in the early hours of Monday 10 March 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeThe stop was triggered by an ANPR alert for no tax or insurance. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe vehicle was stopped following an ANPR alert for no tax or insurance. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe cannabis was found during a search under warrant of a residential property in the Swords area. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe drugs seized will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe woman is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in DMR North. (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationA search under warrant was conducted at a residential property in the Swords area (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe woman was arrested by Gardaí in DMR North. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe woman is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationInvestigations into the arrest and seizure are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe arrested woman is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe driver was discovered to be disqualified. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 11 Mar2025Woman arrested after traffic stop for no tax and NCT leads to massive drugs haul
Initial arrest and seizure report; woman detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, with investigations ongoing.
suspect, 30s, female - 10 Mar2025Drugs worth €125,000 seized after gardaí stop vehicle with no tax or insurance
Confirms the arrest and seizure details, adds that the drugs will be sent to FSI for analysis and that the woman is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a DMR North Garda station.
suspect, 30s, female - 1 Mar2025Operation Tara – Seizure of €125,000 Cocaine & Cannabis, Swords, Co. Dublin – 10tOperation Tara – Seizure of €125,000 Cocaine & Cannabis, Swords, Co. Dublin – 10th March 2025h March 2025
Official Garda press release providing full details of the arrest, the ANPR stop, the vehicle search, the warrant search at a residential property, and the detention under the Drug Trafficking Act.
suspect, 30s, female