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23 Sept 2025

Two arrested following Revenue seizure of over €5 million worth of heroin and cocaine

Two males in their 60s are currently detained

Two arrested following Revenue seizure of over €5 million worth of heroin and cocaine

Arrests have been made following the seizure by Revenue which uncovered a huge amount of heroin and cocaine with an estimated street value of over €5 million.

Gardaí arrested two men following the seizure of 20kg of diamorphine (heroin) and 37kg of cocaine with an estimated value of approximately €5,390,000 in Co. Meath yesterday, Tuesday May 27, 2025.

This seizure was made as a result of an intelligence-led joint operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and Eastern Region colleagues, the Meath/Westmeath Divisional Drugs and Crime Units.

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The two men, aged in their 60s, are currently detained at a Garda Station in Meath under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act 1996.

Investigations remain ongoing.

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