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13 Mar 2026

BREAKING: Man arrested as €400k of drugs seized in Kildare

The seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), Kildare South Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue’s Customs Service in Co Kildare 

BREAKING:  Man arrested as €400k of drugs seized in Kildare

The illicit drugs (pictured) have an estimated value of €400,000.

As part of an intelligence-led operation today, Revenue officers said they seized approximately 20kg of cannabis in Co. Kildare. 

The illicit drugs have an estimated value of €400,000.

The seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), Kildare South Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue’s Customs Service in Co Kildare.

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One male, aged in his 40s, was arrested by An Garda Síochána and is currently detained in a Garda Station in Co. Kildare, under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

Revenue said that investigations are ongoing.

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