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12 Sept 2025

Cannabis worth €3.2m seized and man arrested

Herbal cannabis worth over €3m seized from vehicle on M50

Cannabis worth €3.2m seized and man arrested

Courtesy of An Garda Síochána

Herbal cannabis worth an estimated value of €3.2m was seized during a vehicle search by gardaí on the M50.

As part of ongoing investigations targeting organised crime activity under Operation Tara, officers attached to the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) seized €3.2m of suspected cannabis during an operation this Wednesday, March 20.

Gardaí intercepted and searched a vehicle on the M50, Dublin 15 at approximately 5pm and found 162 kilograms of suspected herbal cannabis.

They seized the drugs, which have an estimated value of €3.2m.

A man aged in his 50s was arrested and is currently detained at a Garda station in the north Dublin area.

Investigations are ongoing.

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