Joint operation results in drug seizure valued at approximately €400,000
On 13/03/2026, as part of an intelligence-led operation, Revenue officers seized approximately 20 kg of cannabis in Co. Kildare. The illicit drugs have an estimated value of €400,000.
The seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), Kildare South Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue’s Customs Service in Co. Kildare.
One male, aged in his 40s, was arrested by An Garda Síochána and is currently detained in a Garda Station in Co. Kildare under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
Investigations are ongoing.
[ENDS 13/03/2026]