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06 Sept 2025

Gardaí seize €7 million worth of cannabis from business premises

Gardaí seize €7 million worth of cannabis from business premises

Gardaí have seized almost €7 million worth of cannabis from a business premises in Co Kilkenny. 

According to An Garda Síochána, Gardaí attached to the National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau searched a premises at Ballyhale yesterday (Monday July 11) and recovered the cannabis with an estimated street value of €6.9 million. 

Two men (aged 40s and 30s) were arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Kilkenny Garda Station. 

The arrests followed an intelligence-led Garda operation targeting transnational drug trafficking networks. 

Revenue Commissioners Customs Service and officers from the Eastern Region assisted the operation. 

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