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Gardaí Seize €152,000 of Controlled Drugs and Stolen Motorcycle from searches in Ratoath and Navan
Wednesday 23rd April 2025, 13:05 pm
Gardaí attached to the Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT) investigating the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Dublin Region, conducted a search operation in County Meath on the afternoon of Tuesday, 22nd April 2025.
During the search of a commercial premises in Ratoath, Gardaí recovered cannabis herb valued €140,000 (subject to analysis) and a stolen high powered motor cycle.
A residential premises in Navan was also searched, resulting in the recovery of cannabis herb, cocaine and ecstasy with a combined value of €12,000 (subject to analysis).
A man, aged in his 20’s, was arrested, and is being detained under Section 2 Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Meath Garda Station.
Commenting on the investigation, Assistant Commissioner Paul Cleary, Dublin Region (DMR) said –
'This search operation in County Meath targeted a drug supply network into the Dublin Region.
Dismantling and disrupting drug supply networks into the Dublin Region is a top priority. My teams are working in collaboration with colleagues in adjoining Garda Regions to ensure these supply networks are identified, disrupted and dismantled.'
Investigations are ongoing.
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