BREAKING: Three arrested following drug bust valued at over €12.8 million
Investigations into a number of locations in County Laois continue with three men arrested so far
Gardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT) are conducting an ongoing, intelligence-led operation in Mountmellick, Co. Laois and a number of other locations this evening, Tuesday February 4, 2025.
Approximately 182kg of cocaine and 4kg of cannabis have been seized with the estimated value of drugs seized said to be in excess of €12.8 million.
Three men have been arrested and are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at Garda stations in the Eastern Region.
Assistant Commissioner Paul Cleary, Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR), has stated this evening: "This intelligence-led operation conducted by the Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT) has taken down the main supply network for cocaine and crack cocaine into West Dublin.
"This operation targeting the sourcing, preparation and distribution of substantial quantities of these illicit drugs, stopped them from entering our communities and is another significant blow to an Organised Criminal Group.”
Investigations are ongoing.