Co-operation with Poland leads to more than €8m worth of drugs seized in Ireland

Thirteen Polish nationals were arrested in Ireland during the course of the investigation

Gardaí, with assistance from Revenue’s Customs Service, have seized 340kg of cannabis herb, 155kg of cannabis resin and 26kg of amphetamine, as well as more than €800,000 in cash, as part of the joint investigation. 

More than €8m worth of controlled drugs have been seized in Ireland as part of a joint investigation with Poland.

As part of ongoing intelligence-led investigations targeting transnational organised crime, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau has been engaged in a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) with Poland, co-ordinated by Eurojust and supported by Europol.