More than €1.8m raised from auctioning gold linked to organised crime

Various quantities of gold, offered in a selection of coins and bars, were sold over a series of online auctions that began in January 2026. Picture: Garda Press Office

More than €1.8m has been raised after gold bullion received as part of drug trafficking investigations was auctioned.

Around 18.8kgs of gold bullion was given to the State as part of garda investigations into drug trafficking and money laundering, and efforts to disrupt organised crime.