#Organised Crime
# organised-crime - Last month May 2025
# organised-crime - This year 2025
Gardaí board suspected drug 'mother ship' in Shannon estuary and arrest suspect
It is believed the drugs shipment is not on the cargo ship and is somewhere in the Atlantic off Kerry – the ship is carrying a legitimate load to a location in Ireland.
# organised-crime - Last year 2024
Four criminal gangs in Ireland targeted in massive Europol hack of Ghost encrypted phone platform
Europol is holding a press conference today with gardaí and international police forces.
Major cocaine haul as Europol assist gardaí against new Irish crime cartel
It is understood that police from across the world have been involved in breaching the encrypted communications of a drug trafficking operation.
No drugs found as naval divers complete search of bay at centre of cocaine smuggling probe
Ten men – understood to be Irish, Serbian, Spanish and Dutch – were arrested by specialist gardaí near Skibbereen last Thursday.
Gardaí seize €2 million in drugs and arrest three men in operation targeting Hutch gang
The drugs seized include cannabis, MDMA, cocaine and ecstasy.