28-05-2025
‘Major player' lifted as latest €5.4m heroin & coke bust smashes The Family gang's drug smuggling network along border
A BORDER-based criminal has been arrested after Gardai seized almost €5.4m worth of heroin and cocaine.
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The suspected drug trafficker - who has previously been targeted by the
But detectives also suspect he's been a major player in the drugs trade along the border for years and also has connections to criminal organisations in the
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The second man arrested isn't suspected of being a major player in organised crime.
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The investigation was run by Revenue's Customs Service, the
A source said: 'One of these individuals who has been arrested has been involved in organised crime for many years.
'He is based in Co
'He has also been the subject of investigations by the PSNI and officers in
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'This is another significant seizure of dangerous drugs that were destined for the
The latest seizure has dismantled the Family gang's drug smuggling network along the border.
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It comes after Gardai disrupted their criminal enterprises in other parts of the country since the start of the year.
A Garda spokesperson confirmed investigations were under way.
The spokesperson said: 'Gardai arrested two men following the seizure by Revenue officers of 20kg of diamorphine (heroin) and 37kg of cocaine with an estimated value of approximately €5,390,000 in Co. Meath yesterday, Tuesday 27 May 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.
'Two men, aged in their 60s, are currently detained at a Garda station in Meath. Investigations are ongoing.'
Both men can be held for a week before being released or charged.
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A border-based criminal has been arrested after Gardai seized almost €5.4m worth of heroin and cocaine
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