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Drugs worth 260,000 euro found hidden in bag at Dublin Airport

A man has been arrested after 13.4 kilos of drugs were seized at Dublin Airport. The herbal cannabis worth an estimated 268,400 euro was found hidden in the baggage of a passenger who had arrived on a flight from Malaga, Spain. The search was ...

05 Apr 2024 at 21:05

Northern Ireland

Island of Ireland is ‘wealthy place’ for drug gangs to target

The island of Ireland is seen as “affluent and a wealthy place” for drug gangs to target, the Republic’s police chief has warned. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said the use of drugs on both sides of the border has become prevalent and has ...

28 Feb 2024 at 12:32

National News

Cannabis worth almost three million euro is seized

Cannabis worth almost three million euro has been seized in Limerick. On Thursday, gardai and Revenue officers seized 147 kilogrammes of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of approximately 2,940,000 euro in the area. Revenue said the ...

20 Jun 2025 at 11:11

National News

Man in custody after Albanian nationals found hidden in livestock wagon

A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling 14 Albanian nationals into Scotland in a livestock wagon by ferry. The Home Office said the 14 foreigners were found by officers concealed in the wagon in “unsafe conditions” ...

19 Dec 2024 at 17:55

National News

Ten men due in court over suspected drug-smuggling operation in west Cork

Ten men who were arrested as part of a major investigation targeting suspected drug-smuggling in west Cork have been charged by gardai. The men, aged from their mid-20s to mid-50s, were arrested a week ago during a major ...

21 Mar 2024 at 12:52

National News

Two arrested and people-smuggling probe launched as men found hiding in van on Rosslare-bound ferry

Arrests were made and a people-smuggling investigation has been launched by Gardaí in Wexford and Wicklow following the discovery of two men hiding on a ferry arriving in Rosslare. The men were found hiding in a small ...

12 Oct 2024 at 09:39

Increase in seizures of illicit tobacco points to lucrative black market for organised crime gangs

National News

Retailers feel impact of record year for large-scale tobacco smuggling

A significant spike in major seizures of cigarette and tobacco products in 2021, suggests that the black market being exploited by crime gangs is more lucrative than ever. That’s according to Retailers Against ...

29 Dec 2021 at 12:10

National News

'I didn't know about Iraqi laws' - Man handed 15 year jail sentence for attempted artefact smuggling

A geologist has been sentenced by an Iraqi court to 15 years in prison after being convicted of attempting to smuggle artefacts out of the country. The verdict handed down to retired geologist Jim Fitton ...

06 Jun 2022 at 17:41

National News

12 pallets of smuggled cigarettes worth millions seized at Dublin Port

Revenue officers seized over 3.6 million smuggled cigarettes at Dublin Port on Thursday. The smuggled cigarettes, branded ‘Lambert and Butler’ and ‘Rothmans’, have an estimated retail value of €2,866,...

11 Aug 2023 at 15:21

National News

Two arrested in Northern Ireland as part of operation targeting people-smuggling

A man and a woman have been arrested in Northern Ireland in an operation targeting a suspected people-smuggling gang. A 40-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man were arrested as around 50 officers ...

03 Aug 2022 at 16:09

National News

Starmer urges action on migrant ‘crisis’ and aid for Ukraine at European summit

Sir Keir Starmer urged European leaders to address the illegal migration “crisis” and to stand firm in support of Ukraine as he sought to strengthen the UK’s ties with the continent. The Prime ...

18 Jul 2024 at 17:55

National News

Drugs worth more than 1.3m euro seized at Dublin Airport

Revenue officers have seized suspected drugs worth more than 1.3 million euro following two operations at Dublin Airport. On Saturday, as part of two separate intelligence-led operations, ...

04 Sept 2023 at 14:49

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