# Cocaine
Last week
28th May 2023 - 3rd June 2023
# Drugs
Man charged after €100,000 worth of cocaine seized in Co Galway
€7,300 in cash was also seized following the search of a residence in An Spidéal, Co Galway yesterday evening.
Last month
May 2023
# Courts
Man jailed for five years after suitcase containing €1 million of drugs found in his home
Heroin with an estimated value of around €560,000 and cocaine valued at approximately €490,000 was found during a search of the address.
# Looking Back
'I hope people who are struggling with alcohol can learn from my experiences' - Murphy
The 27-year-old returned in February after serving a 14-month ban for breaches of Covid regulations and for being over the alcohol limit on two occasions when he turned up to ride.
# operation tara
Man charged after suspected cocaine worth €70,000 seized in Tallaght
A woman in her 40s was also arrested but was released without charge.
This year
2023
# Ringaskiddy
Suspected cocaine estimated to be worth €3.8 million found in refrigeration unit at Cork port
The drugs are believed to have been imported into the country from Ecuador.
# Cocaine
Man arrested with €2.4 million of cocaine at Rosslare Europort
The drugs were discovered when Revenue officers stopped and searched a vehicle that had exited a ferry from Cherbourg, France.
# Gardaí
Two arrested and €27,000 worth of drugs seized during raids in Co Wicklow
During the operation two residential properties were searched in Wicklow Town and Greystones along with an industrial unit in Delgany.
# Courts
Man jailed for smuggling over €650,000 worth of cocaine into Ireland in shampoo bottles
The court heard that Jeferson Pedrucci owed money to loan sharks in Brazil.
# drug taking
Simon Harris: 'Direct link between snorting a line and murder, assault, criminality and misery'
The Justice Minister told the Dáil that casual drug use was far from victimless.
# New Zealand
Enough cocaine to 'service New Zealand for 30 years' found floating in Pacific Ocean
The cocaine is thought to have been dropped there by an international drug-smuggling syndicate.
# Limerick
Crack cocaine 'hit Limerick city like snow', drug users say
A dedicated addiction team has been formed to tackle crack cocaine use in the mid-west region.
# drug trafficking
EU warned that organised crime is 'as big a threat' as terrorism
The EU’s home affairs commissioner gave the warning today at a major drug smuggling hub.
# Wicklow
Man arrested and €100,000 of cocaine seized by Gardaí in Arklow yesterday
A man in his 50s was arrested at the scene and is being detained at Rathmines Garda Station.
# Tipperary
Two men go on trial for alleged possession of €80k worth of cocaine for sale or supply
Michael Morgan (43) and John Walsh (36) appeared before Nenagh Circuit Court today.
# North Dublin
Man (22) arrested after Revenue officers seize over €339,000 worth of cocaine in north Dublin
The seizure was made in the north Dublin area earlier today.
# Kinder Surprise
Irishman accused of smuggling cocaine to Australia 'internally' in Kinder Surprise capsules
If found guilty he faces a maximum penalty of 25 years’ imprisonment.
Last year
2022
# Gardaí
Cannabis worth €2.4 million seized after gardaí intercept two vehicles in Dublin
Gardaí searched a residential premises in Dublin’s south inner city and a business premises in west Dublin.
# excess
'His weight fluctuated, the end looked nigh for Argentina’s most famous number 10'
Read an extract from USA 94: The World Cup that Changed the Game by Matthew Evans.
# operation tara
Man due in court after €1.12 million worth of cocaine found in Drogheda
The seizure was made as part of Operation Tara.
# operation tara
Two people arrested after gardaí seize over €1 million worth of heroin and cocaine
Gardaí made the seizure following a search of a residential property in Dublin yesterday evening.
# Cocaine
Two people arrested as €1.26 million worth of cocaine seized as vehicle searched at Dublin Port
The seizure was made as part of a joint operation by Revenue and gardaí.
# operation tara
Man arrested after gardaí seize €60,000 worth of cocaine in Tuam
Gardaí carried out a search under warrant at a domestic residence in Tuam yesterday.
# Gardaí
Cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy worth over €120k seized in Waterford
Two men and a woman, all in their twenties, were arrested at the scene
# Waterford
Two men arrested after seizure of kilogramme of cocaine worth over €75k
One man is aged in his 20s and the other is in his teens.
# Westmeath
Two men charged over seizure of cocaine worth €8.4 million
The two men, aged 54 and 40, are due to appear in court today.
# Mulhuddart
Gardaí seize cocaine worth €325k in raid on west Dublin drug gang
A man in his 20s has been arrested.
# Rosslare Europort
Cocaine and heroin valued at €1.3 million seized at Rosslare Europort
Over 5kgs of heroin and almost 8kgs of cocaine were discovered during the seizure.
# Cocaine
'Tipping point': Surge in cocaine use in Ireland as it overtakes heroin as main problem drug
The number of cases of people seeking treatment for problem cocaine use has tripled between between 2015 and 2021.
# Drug seizure
UK Builder remanded in custody over €4.7 million cocaine haul in Dublin
The man has not yet indicated how he will plead.
# Drugs
Man due in court following seizure of €4.69 million worth of cocaine
Gardaí seized the drugs on Friday and arrested the man following an operation in Leopardstown, Dublin.
# Drugs Seizure
Man charged in relation to €1.4 million drug seizures in Clare and Limerick
Gardaí have carried out a spate of searches in Clare an Limerick in the past 24 hours.
# Caherconlish
Man (30s) arrested after €140,000 worth of cocaine seized in Limerick
The seizure was made at around 8pm last night.
# Laois
Three men to appear in court after gardaí seize drugs worth €90,000 in Portlaoise
The men, two aged in their late teens and one aged in his early 20s, were arrested on Tuesday night.
# Report
Kinahan cartel linked to at least 20 murders in four EU countries
The EU’s police and drugs agencies say the Kinahan crime group is among Europe’s largest wholesalers of cocaine.
# Wexford
Two people (20s) arrested in relation to seizure of €160,000 worth of cocaine in Co Wexford
The suspected drugs were seized by gardaí on Friday evening.
# Rosario
Six people hospitalised in Argentina after taking drugs
It comes after 24 people died in Argentina last week after consuming cocaine laced with opioids.
# Blanchardstown
Two arrested after €220,000 worth of cocaine and tablets seized in Dublin
Officers seized the drugs during the search of a premises in Dublin 15.
# Argentina
23 people killed and dozens hospitalised in Argentina after taking 'laced' cocaine
Two of the hospitalised are in a serious condition and on mechanical ventilation.
# Drugs Seizure
€590,000 of suspected cannabis and cocaine seized at Cork checkpoint
A man in his late 40s has been arrested.
