Two men arrested as gardai seize drugs worth €120k in Wexford home as cops investigate
DRUG HAUL Two men arrested as gardai seize drugs worth €120k in Wexford home as cops investigate
TWO men have been arrested after gardai seized €120,000 worth of Cannabis in Wexford.
Revenue's Customs Service, Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), and the Enniscorthy Drugs and Crime Units searched a home today.
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Two people have been arrested after €120k worth of drugs were seized in Wexford
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They discovered six kilograms of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €120k during the intelligence-led joint operation.
In a follow-up search, gardai found a further 1.5 kilograms of herbal cannabis valued at €30,000.
They also recovered 250 grams of suspected cocaine, with an estimated value of €17,500.
The two males were arrested and taken to a garda station in the Southeastern Region.
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In a statement, a garda spokesperson said: 'As part of an intelligence-led joint operation in County Wexford on 13th August 2025, Revenue's Customs Service, Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), and the Enniscorthy Drugs and Crime Units seized approximately 6 kilograms of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €120,000.
"The drugs were recovered in the course of a search of residential property.
'In a follow-up search, Gardai recovered a further 1.5 kilograms of herbal cannabis valued at €30,000, along with approximately 250 grams of suspected cocaine (subject to forensic analysis), with an estimated value of €17,500.
'Two males, aged in their 20s and 30s, were arrested by An Garda Siochana and are currently detained at a Garda station in the Southeastern Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. Investigations are ongoing.'
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Separately, a man and a woman were arrested after gardai seized €700k worth of drugs in Louth yesterday.
The Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, Dundalk Divisional Drug and Detective Units, and Revenue Customs Service, Revenue officers carried out the search in Dundalk.
Cops discovered 10kg of cocaine with an estimated value of €700,000 during the intelligence-led operation.
The man, 40s, and a woman, 30s, were arrested following the seizure and taken to a Louth garda station.
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A garda spokesperson said: 'As part of an intelligence-led operation involving the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, Dundalk Divisional Drug and Detective Units, and Revenue Customs Service, Revenue officers seized 10kg of cocaine with an estimated value of €700,000 in Dundalk, Co. Louth today, Tuesday 12th August 2025.
'Gardai arrested a man, 40s, and a woman, 30s, following the seizure and they are currently being detained in a Garda Station in Co. Louth under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
'Investigations remain ongoing.'
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Some €700k worth of drugs were seized in Louth
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