Revenue officers seized approximately 500 kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €10,000,000 in Co. Clare yesterday.
This seizure was made as a part of an part of an intelligence-led operation conducted jointly by Revenue’s Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and Clare Divisional Drugs Unit and Gardaí from Limerick Division.
Two men in their 60s were arrested by An Garda Síochána and are currently detained at Garda Stations in Clare and Limerick under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act 1996.
This seizure is part of Revenue’s ongoing joint investigations involving organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs. If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding drug smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on phone number 1800 295 295.
During the operation, two pallets containing over 500kgs of cannabis herb, valued at more than €10 million, were recovered.
The seized cannabis will be sent for analysis to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI).
A Garda spokesperson confirmed: “As part of ongoing investigations by Revenue and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) targeting drugs distribution networks, Gardaí from the Clare Divisional Drugs Unit and Limerick-based Garda units carried out an operation at a residential property in Co. Clare on Wednesday, 7th May, 2025.”