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06 Sept 2025

Teenager arrested over €300,000 cannabis haul at Dublin Airport

Gardaí confirmed that the €330,000 cannabis seizure which was made by Revenue officers at Dublin Airport at the weekend

Teenager arrested over €300,000 cannabis haul at Dublin Airport

A teenager has been arrested by gardaí after a large haul of cannabis was seized over the weekend at Dublin Airport. 

Gardaí confirmed that they have arrested a male aged in his late teens following a €330,000 cannabis seizure made by Revenue officers at Dublin Airport yesterday, Sunday 10th March 2024.
 
A garda spokesperson confirmed that approximately 16.5 kg of herbal cannabis was discovered when Revenue officers searched the baggage of a passenger who had disembarked a flight.
 
The male was arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a garda station in Dublin. 

He has since been charged and appeared before the CCJ Dublin this morning, Monday 11th March 2024.
 
The garda spokesperson confirmed that investigations are ongoing.

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