Organised Crime Bureau

Cocaine find in Dublin brings to almost €6m value of drugs seized by gardaí over weekend

Two men arrested following series of searches on Friday and Saturday

Sun Aug 06 2023 - 21:53

More than €24m seized by Garda drugs and crime bureau since 2015

Bureau set up with aim of disrupting top tier organised crime groups in State

Wed Jan 12 2022 - 08:24

Creation of garda units means loss of officers from the front line – senior officer

It will take until year-end before Garda numbers recover pre-Covid strength

Thu Jan 06 2022 - 03:02

Gardaí seize €1.3 million in cannabis, cocaine in Dublin raids

Two men are arrested after cash and cars also seized at three properties

Tue Nov 30 2021 - 14:19

Drugs worth nearly €10m discovered hidden in furniture shipment

Gardaí and customs officers find cocaine, heroin, cannabis and ketamine in container

Thu Nov 25 2021 - 11:53

A night of policing in Dublin: ‘There are no no-go areas for the gardaí’

New Operation Citizen aims to create an environment so ‘people can enjoy themselves’

Sat Nov 20 2021 - 02:03

Gardaí backed by Army close net on Limerick organised crime

More than 400 personnel involved in operation search 65 properties, arrest 12 suspects

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 18:48

Heroin valued at €12.3m found hidden in cherry-picker at Rosslare Europort

Haul of 88kg is of one the largest of the drug ever intercepted in Ireland

Fri Aug 06 2021 - 15:54

Man and woman arrested and over €100,000 in cash seized by gardaí in Dublin

Arrests and seizure part of investigation into transnational organised crime

Sun Aug 01 2021 - 12:21

Garda suspects €35m ‘cocaine coal’ shipment abandoned by nervous criminals

Only a handful of gangs could have carried out the complex smuggling operation

Wed Jul 14 2021 - 13:47

Two men arrested in separate seizures of cannabis worth a total of €1.5m

Men in Dublin and Wexford targeted in Garda operation against organised time

Fri Jul 09 2021 - 21:06

Senior Kinahan cartel member gets seven years in jail for money laundering

Jason Reed (40) was caught with €350,000 in crime cash and an encrypted Aquarius phone

Mon Jul 05 2021 - 13:46

‘High level’ crime gang member admits money laundering

Jason Reed (40) found with €350,000 in criminal proceeds, five Rolex watches

Mon Jun 28 2021 - 15:21

Garda and Revenue find 37kg of cannabis on truck arriving from Europe

Investigation relates to ‘serious organised criminal activity’

Fri Jun 25 2021 - 23:25

Gangland 2021: A world Veronica Guerin would not recognise

‘The big change is the numbers of men who’d be willing to murder someone for money. Young fellas see it as a badge of honour to kill someone’

Fri Jun 25 2021 - 15:16

EU report says ‘worrying’ cocaine trend also seen in Ireland

Quantity of illicit drugs seized and the value of cash confiscated from gangs reached record levels in the State last year

Wed Jun 09 2021 - 20:35

Former mid-tier Kinahan member convicted of laundering crime cash

Judge tells Sean Ruth ‘paying your taxes is part of being a good citizen’

Mon May 17 2021 - 20:54

Drug crime hits level last seen during Celtic Tiger era

Gardaí seize €36.5 million worth of drugs, despite Covid-19 restrictions

Fri May 07 2021 - 01:00

Search by Criminal Assets Bureau targets leading gang member

Car belonging to man connected to extortion of building contractors seized

Wed May 05 2021 - 20:02

Man sentenced to seven years in jail for laundering €3.7million

Darren Hoey ‘a trusted and responsible member of an organised crime group’, court told

Thu Apr 15 2021 - 21:29

Three held, €211,755 in cash seized in money laundering investigation

Officers from Garda drugs and organised crime bureau searches premises in Dublin

Sat Feb 13 2021 - 18:26

Two men arrested after drugs worth €8.2m seizure in Co Kildare

Estimated 350kg of cannabis and 11kg of cocaine found in a car and follow-up searches

Fri Feb 12 2021 - 21:05

Two men arrested after cannabis worth €2.58m seized in Dublin

129kg of suspected cannabis herb seized in joint intelligence led operation in Lusk area

Thu Feb 04 2021 - 10:26

HSE hands out almost 50,000 crack pipes in five years as number of users rises

Pipes distributed to reduce risk of hepatitis C as number of users in Ireland rises

Mon Jan 25 2021 - 01:00

Man caught with €2m worth of cocaine and heroin jailed

Raymond Kelly promised small amount of money if he took part in operation, court hears

Fri Jan 15 2021 - 21:24

Cannabis worth €1 million seized in Co Kildare

Gardaí uncover ‘sophisticated cannabis cultivation operation’

Tue Nov 03 2020 - 21:20

Gardaí seize 70kg of cannabis worth €1.4 million in Dublin

Herbal cannabis found at business premises in Coolock in joint operation with Revenue

Mon Oct 12 2020 - 18:02

Man charged over largest cash seizure in history of the State

Darren Hoey remanded in custody after appearing in court in connection with €3.7m haul

Fri Oct 02 2020 - 19:41

Cars, cash and cocaine seized in operation focused on Kerry drugs gang

Four Listowel houses searched after gang members displayed trappings of wealth

Fri Oct 02 2020 - 13:38

Gardaí seize €3.5 million worth of cocaine in north Dublin

A 33-year-old man was arrested and is being detained in Swords Garda station

Fri Sept 25 2020 - 08:36

Two men due for court over €3m heroin seizure

Gardaí say the find has removed a significant quantity of heroin from circulation

Fri Aug 07 2020 - 20:58

Well-known figures in Irish soccer arrested over €3m heroin haul

Men being questioned under drug-trafficking laws about 22kg seizure in Blanchardstown

Thu Aug 06 2020 - 19:06

Three arrested, €150,000 worth of drugs seized in operations in Munster

Two men arrested over cocaine in Cork and one man arrested in Clare over assortment of drugs

Sat Jul 18 2020 - 14:50

Two machine guns, ammunition found in Dublin search

Man (48) arrested after operation targeting premises in north inner city

Fri Jul 17 2020 - 08:47