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Monday 2 October 2023 Dublin: 12°C

# Seizure

This year
2023
Cigarettes worth €2.8 million smuggled from Latvia seized at Dublin Port
The cigarettes were found in pallets which had arrived from the Netherlands and originated from Latvia.
Mexico flight diverted to Shannon Airport after medical emergency
The patient was later transported to University Hospital Limerick for treatment.
Two men arrested after gardaí seize 35kg of cannabis in Dublin 13
One man is in his 30s and the other in his 40s.
Poland seizes Russian high school 'spy-nest' in Warsaw
The spat over the 1970s multi-storey building, nicknamed the “spy nest” by Warsaw citizens, has been going on for a year.
Cannabis herb worth €300,000 and firearms among seizures made during Dublin area searches
No arrests have been made but investigations are ongoing.
Man (22) arrested after Revenue officers seize over €339,000 worth of cocaine in north Dublin
The seizure was made in the north Dublin area earlier today.
Last year
2022
Man (30s) due in court this morning following firearm seizure in Dublin
Gardaí found a loaded semi-automatic pistol and a small amount of cocaine following a search.
Two men arrested following firearm seizure in Dublin
Gardaí found a loaded semi-automatic pistol and a small amount of cocaine following a search.
Submachine gun, silencer and ammunition seized by gardaí in Finglas
The discovery was made during a search of a maintenance area at an apartment complex in Finglas on Friday.
Man released without charge after arrest surrounding €45,000 cash seizure in Meath
The seizure was part of an ongoing investigations into false claims allegedly made under the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme.
Man charged after €137,000 of suspected heroin and cocaine seized in Dublin
Separately, a man in his 50s has been charged in relation to the seizure of €1 million worth of heroin and cocaine.
Man arrested after €765,000 worth of cannabis found in spare tyre
Revenue made use of a mobile X-ray scanner and were assisted by detective dog Jasper.
Gardaí seize €1.36 million worth of cigarettes and tobacco in Tallaght
A number of searches were made in the area.
Revenue officers seize 2.5 tonnes of illegal tobacco in Meath
The 2,500 kilogrammes had a retail value of over €1.7 million.
Gardaí seize cocaine worth €325k in raid on west Dublin drug gang
A man in his 20s has been arrested.
Gardaí seize €2 million worth of drugs including cannabis, heroin and liquid cocaine
Seven men have also been detained in connection with the seizures.
Drugs worth €450,000 were 'destined for addresses around Ireland', says Revenue
The drugs were seized this week.
Herbal cannabis valued at €400,000 seized in drug smuggling probe
The seizure took place yesteday.
Man charged over revolver and ammo seizure in Clondalkin remanded in custody
A man in his 20s was hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries after a gunshot earlier this month.
Man arrested and €157,600 of suspected cannabis seized in organised crime investigation
The operation was part of investigations into suspected organised crime in Artane.
Revenue seizes 4.3 million cigarettes with an estimated retail value of €3.2 million
The cigarettes were discovered inside a Dutch registered truck that had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France.
Arrested man released without charge after major cocaine seizure in Dublin
The drugs were concealed in the refrigeration unit of a vehicle that was stopped and searched.
Gardaí seize €100k worth of cannabis from Ballymun organised crime gang
A man in his 30s has been arrested.
All time
€160,000 worth of cannabis herb seized by Revenue officers in Skerries
Two men were arrested as the authorities seized 8kg of suspected cannabis herb.
CAB seizes cash, cars and jewellery in morning raids on suspected Galway drug dealers
The raids were carried out in Galway and Limerick this morning.
Man charged after discovery of cannabis growhouse in Sligo
Cannabis plants and a quantity of cannabis herb were seized.
AK47 firearm and ammo seized by gardaí in Cavan
No arrests have been made and investigations are ongoing.
Two men arrested after gardaí seized 58 kilos of cannabis worth nearly €350k
The men were arrested in the Dublin 2 area of the capital.
Revenue seizes 9.2 million cigarettes with an estimated retail value of €6.9m
The cigarettes were discovered inside a container using Revenue’s mobile x-ray scanner.
Man arrested after Gardaí seize €123,000 worth of drugs in Dublin
Around €14,000 in cash was also seized during the search operation.
Cigarettes worth €2.4 million seized after x-ray search of trailers in Rosslare
The cigarettes were on a road train that arrived from the French port of Dunkirk
Revenue officers seize 320,000 cigarettes at Rosslare
Officers stopped and searched a German-registered van on Saturday that had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg in France.
Man (30s) arrested after gardaí seize €650,000 of benzodiazepine tablets
Gardaí discovered a number of black bin bags which contained suspected benzodiazepine tablets.
Gardaí seize €160k of cannabis in Cork city
A man and woman were also arrested.
Two men arrested after €120k drugs and ammunition seized in Dublin
Two men in their 20s were arrested and are being held at Coolock Garda Station where they can be questioned for up to three days.
Almost €100,000 in fake cash seized by Gardaí in midlands
In one search, Gardaí found over €94,000 of counterfeit money, and one woman was arrested.
Gardaí seize over €250,000 worth of cocaine at lock-up unit in Kildare
Gardaí obtained search warrants for two separate premises in Straffan.
Gardaí seize catalytic converters worth €2.2 million following search in north Dublin
A man in his 20s was arrested at the scene earlier.
Gardaí seize €160,000 in cash after stopping car in Athlone
A 21-year-old man was arrested at the scene.
Man (40s) charged after €70,000 heroin seizure in Cork
Gardaí observed a car stopping short of a checkpoint and an occupant of the car discarding a bag a short distance away.