Drugs, mobile phones, alcohol, and steroids seized in raid at Mountjoy Prison

The haul - believed to have been destined for Kinahan gang associates - is one of the largest consignments of contraband ever seized in an Irish prison.

Prison authorities are investigating if the consignment - hidden inside a delivery truck – was destined for jailed associates of the Kinahan cartel in the prison. Picture: Irish Prison Service

Tue, 17 Nov, 2020 - 11:44

Cormac O’Keeffe, Security Correspondent

Up to 30 mobile phones and 25 SIM cards along with an assortment of bags, boxes, and vials of drugs have been seized in Mountjoy Prison, in what is thought to be one of the single biggest consignments of contraband in prisons in recent times.

A man in his 40s has since been arrested in connection with the seizure and is being questioned at Mountjoy Garda Station.