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26 Mar 2026

BREAKING: Man arrested in connection with garda seizure of €547k cocaine and MDMA

Gardaí in the DMR West seized over €547,000 in suspected cocaine and MDMA and arrested a man following a search at an address in Clondalkin, Dublin 22 on Friday, March 21, 2025

BREAKING: Man arrested in connection with garda seizure of €547k cocaine and MDMA

Gardaí in the DMR West seized over €547,000 in suspected cocaine and MDMA and arrested a man following a search at an address in Clondalkin, Dublin 22 yesterday evening, Friday, March 21, 2025.

As part of ongoing investigations targeting the sale and supply of controlled drugs in West Dublin, local uniform members and plain clothes Gardaí executed a search warrant at a residence in Clondalkin at approximately 7:30pm.
 
In the course of the search, Gardaí discovered approximately €424,200 cocaine and €123,000 MDMA with a total estimated street value of approximately €547,200 pending analysis.

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A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene for an offence contrary to Section 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977/84 and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda Station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.

The drugs seized will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.

Investigations are ongoing.

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