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Sunday World
14-06-2025
- Sunday World
Man (20s) arrested after gardaí intercept car and seize drugs worth €170k in Kerry
A man aged in his 20s, who was the driver of the car, was arrested at the scene A young man has been arrested by gardaí following a seizure of drugs worth more than €170,000 in Co Kerry last night. A significant quantity of drugs was seized by gardaí from the Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit and the local Crime Unit yesterday. Shortly after 10pm on Friday night, gardaí intercepted a vehicle in Listowel, Co Kerry. The drugs seized Today's News in 90 Seconds - June 14 2025 They later recovered a substantial quantity of cannabis and cocaine, with an estimated street value of over €170,000. A man aged in his 20s, who was the driver of the car, was arrested at the scene by the gardaí, and is currently being detained at a Garda station in Co Kerry. The drugs will now be sent for analysis to Forensic Science Ireland. This is a part of a national anti-drugs strategy, Operation Tara, and ongoing investigations targeting the sale and distribution of drugs and criminal activity in the southern region. Investigations are ongoing, a Garda spokesperson said.
Irish Independent
14-06-2025
- Irish Independent
Man (20s) arrested after gardaí intercept car and seize drugs worth €170k in Kerry
A young man has been arrested by gardaí following a seizure of drugs worth more than €170,000 in Co Kerry last night. A significant quantity of drugs was seized by gardaí from the Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit and the local Crime Unit yesterday. Shortly after 10pm on Friday night, gardaí intercepted a vehicle in Listowel, Co Kerry. They later recovered a substantial quantity of cannabis and cocaine, with an estimated street value of over €170,000. A man aged in his 20s, who was the driver of the car, was arrested at the scene by the gardaí, and is currently being detained at a Garda station in Co Kerry. The drugs will now be sent for analysis to Forensic Science Ireland. This is a part of a national anti-drugs strategy, Operation Tara, and ongoing investigations targeting the sale and distribution of drugs and criminal activity in the southern region. Investigations are ongoing, a Garda spokesperson said.
Irish Examiner
14-06-2025
- Irish Examiner
Cocaine and cannabis worth €170,000 seized in late-night garda raid in Kerry
Cocaine and cannabis worth an estimated €170,000 were seized in a Kerry town last night. Gardaí intercepted a car in Listowel shortly after 10pm on Friday and seized the drugs. The driver of the car, a man in his 20s, was arrested at the scene. Approximately four and a half kilos of cannabis and one kilo of cocaine were recovered by gardaí. The cannabis was stored in clear, plastic, vacuum-sealed bags. The cocaine was wrapped and stored in a vacuum-sealed FoodSaver bag. A drawing of a pink monkey with its hands covering its eyes appeared on the front of the cocaine package. The man who was arrested is currently being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a garda station in Co. Kerry. Gardaí from the Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit and the local Crime Unit carried out the seizure, and the drugs will now be sent for analysis to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI). The investigation is ongoing. The seizure was part of Operation Tara and ongoing efforts targeting the sale and distribution of controlled drugs and related criminal activity in the Southern Region. Read More Garda bosses urge public to engage with local stations
Irish Independent
09-05-2025
- Irish Independent
Two men released without charge following €150k drug seizure
The Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit and the Garda Community Engagement Team working together targeted several locations in Kerry on Wednesday in a crack-down focused on the synthetic drug market. Approximately €150,000 worth of drugs were seized after searches in commercial premises including Killarney, Tralee, Killorglin and Listowel. This include psychoactive substances, cannabis edibles/vapes and cannabis. The seized drugs will be sent for analysis to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI). Two men were arrested during the operation but now have been released. The Kerry drug operation was part of Operation Tara aimed at disrupting drug operations in the country.
Irish Daily Mirror
08-05-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
Two men arrested after psychoactive substances and cannabis worth €150k seized
Gardaí have arrested two men after seizing psychoactive substances and cannabis totalling €150,000. Gardaí from the Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit conducted a number of searches at commercial premises in Tralee, Listowel, Killarney and Killorgin, Co. Kerry on Wednesday, May 7 as part of ongoing operations targeting the sale and supply of drugs. During the operation, psychoactive substances, cannabis edibles, cannabis vapes and cannabis to the value of €150,000 have been seized. The seized drugs will be sent for analysis to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI). Two men in their 50s have been arrested and conveyed to Garda Stations in County Kerry. They are currently being detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. A Garda spokesperson said that investigations are ongoing. This seizure forms part of Operation Tara; an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy, which was launched by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris on July 2, 2021. The focus of Operation Tara is to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks, at all levels - international, national, local - involved in the importation, distribution, cultivation, production, local sale and supply of controlled drugs.
