Joint operation results in drug seizure valued at approximately €640,000
On Tuesday 23/06/2026, as part of an intelligence-led joint operation involving Revenue Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), approximately 32 kg of suspected herbal cannabis was seized following the interception of two vehicles in the Kildare area. The illicit drugs have an estimated value of €640,000.
Three males, aged in their 30s and 40s, were arrested at the scene on suspicion of drug trafficking and are currently detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Garda Stations in the Kildare area.
As part of this operation, a search was carried out at a business premises in the Ballymore Eustace area, during which a fully operational cocaine production laboratory was discovered.
Investigations are ongoing.
[ENDS 24/06/2026]