GARDAÍ HAVE SEIZED four loaded machine guns and silencers in Mulhuddart, Dublin, according to the BBC. The weapons were taken yesterday evening at the Damastown Industrial Estate. One man in his 30s has been arrested, and the find is believed to be linked to a feud between criminal gangs in Dublin.
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# seized - Friday 12 April, 2013
‘Large quantity’ of ecstasy seized in Darndale
A man in his 30s was arrested this afternoon.
# seized - Thursday 28 March, 2013
Six arrested and cannabis plants seized in South East search
Gardaí searched houses this morning in counties Waterford, Wexford, Carlow and Kildare.
# seized - Friday 8 March, 2013
Man arrested at Dublin Airport after ingesting 77 pellets of cocaine
Revenue said separate discoveries of drugs and cigarettes this week would have been worth about €65,000.
# seized - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Heroin worth more than €100k seized in Dublin
Gardaí seized two batches of the drug in Dublin’s south inner city yesterday.
# seized - Monday 4 March, 2013
Revenue seize drugs worth €135,000 in three airport incidents
Drugs were found concealed in candles, in cassava leaves, and having been ingested.
# seized - Monday 7 January, 2013
Hundreds of cannabis plants seized in Carlow
The discovery is thought to be worth about a quarter of a million euros.
# seized - Saturday 15 December, 2012
UN court orders release of Argentine ship in Ghana
The ARA Libertad training ship was seized in October in the port of Tema as collateral for unpaid bonds dating from Argentina’s economic crisis a decade ago.
# seized - Sunday 2 December, 2012
Three men charged in connection with cannabis seizure
Some 20 kilos of cannabis herb with an approximate street value of €400,000 was found during a search in Waterford.
# seized - Thursday 22 November, 2012
Revenue seizes 60,000 cigarettes, 11,000 litres of alcohol
The seizures took place in Co Louth today as part of an operation with the gardaí. The cigarettes have a retail value of €282,000.
# seized - Thursday 18 October, 2012
Revenue seize €40,000 in cash at Dublin Airport
Two men were stopped and searched as part of an intelligence-led operation.
# seized - Wednesday 10 October, 2012
Arrests as gardaí seize firearm in Crumlin
Gardaí seized the item, along with firearm component parts in an operation in Crumlin.
# seized - Friday 28 September, 2012
Three men arrested over €1.5 million cannabis seizure
Gardaí have seized €1.5 million worth of drugs as part of an ongoing investigation in Cork and Limerick.
# seized - Tuesday 25 September, 2012
€1.4 million worth of heroin seized near Liffey Valley shopping centre
Two men are due in court tomorrow, while a woman remains in custody.
# seized - Monday 24 September, 2012
7.6 million contraband cigarettes seized at Dublin Port
The cigarettes, of brands which are not otherwise sold in Ireland, were stored in a shipment described as ‘furniture’.
# seized - Monday 17 September, 2012
Three in court charged with Wexford cannabis haul
Two men and a women have appeared at Wexford District Court following Saturday’s seizure of plants worth €164,000.
# seized - Sunday 16 September, 2012
Three arrested during Wexford drug seizure
Two men and a woman are currently being held at Enniscorthy Garda Station.
Six arrested as cannabis plants seized in Galway
The plants have an estimated street value of €750,000, say Gardaí.
# seized - Thursday 9 August, 2012
Over 14kg of cannabis resin discovered at Rosslare after alert from sniffer dog
Vehicle was searched following an indication from ‘Alfie’ and routine profiling, according to the Revenue Commissioners.
# seized - Friday 20 July, 2012
Executions reported as rebels seize border crossings in Syria
Iraq says that all of its borders with Syria have been seized.
# seized - Monday 2 July, 2012
Apple settles $60m Chinese iPad trademark case
The US technology giant was involved in a long-running dispute over the iPad trademark in China, but the court said it was resolved “in a satisfactory manner”.
# seized - Friday 29 June, 2012
700,000 cigarettes seized by Dublin Airport customs officers
The cigarettes, which were seized in three separate operations this week, had an estimated retail value of over €315,000.
# seized - Thursday 21 June, 2012
US to seize dinosaur skeleton and return it to Mongolia
A federal judge has authorised the US Department of Security to seize a dinosaur out of storage so that it can return it to Mongolia.
# seized - Tuesday 19 June, 2012
Galway gardaí discover 800 cannabis plants
The find is thought to be worth about €640,000.
# seized - Friday 15 June, 2012
Man due in court over Kilkenny cannabis plant haul
A man in his 20s will appear before Waterford District Court this morning after over 400 plants were seized yesterday.
# seized - Thursday 14 June, 2012
Hundreds of cannabis plants seized in anti-drug operation
Plants were discovered during the search of a house in Co Kilkenny.
# seized - Tuesday 8 May, 2012
China to reinvestigate ‘human flesh capsule’ claims
South Korean officials said yesterday that they intercepted the smuggling of capsules containing the flesh of deceased infants.
# seized - Saturday 21 April, 2012
Revenue seizes 8kg of cannabis at Rosslare
A man in his 20s has been arrested.
# seized - Thursday 22 March, 2012
Arrests after gun and drugs seized in Palmerstown
Gardaí from the Organised Crime Unit seized the items in Dublin last night during the search of a house. The drugs are believed to be worth more than €500,000.
# seized - Sunday 4 March, 2012
Man arrested and two guns seized in Swords
The arrest was made as part of an operation targeting the activities of a north Dublin criminal gang.
# seized - Saturday 28 January, 2012
More than 15,000 contraband items seized in Irish prisons
In the past two years, almost 3,000 weapons have been confiscated from prisoners, including homemade items such as sharpened toothbrushes and pool balls in socks.
# seized - Sunday 13 November, 2011
Five arrested over ammunition seizure
Three men and two women are being held after a gun, ammunition and cash were seized during a search of a car last night.
# seized - Wednesday 31 August, 2011
Drugs worth €200,000 seized
Gardaí found a cannabis growhouse in a house in North Co Dublin last night, which included a “sophisticated lighting and irrigation system”.
# seized - Tuesday 30 August, 2011
Over 400,000 cigarettes seized at Dublin Port
Customs officials from the Revenue Commissioners have seized around 77.5 million cigarettes so far this year.
# seized - Thursday 7 July, 2011
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# seized - Wednesday 29 June, 2011
Cannabis worth €1 million seized at Dublin Port
The drugs were hidden in a consignment of chocolate and sweets from Holland.






















































