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Multiple arrests made in operation targetting transport of drugs from Spain to Ireland
26 Mar
12.9k
Arrests
Photos: Five men arrested in Dublin as part of major investigation into organised crime gang
24 Mar
20.1k
This year
2025
Organised Crime
Four men arrested and weapons seized during nationwide operation against organised crime group
12 Feb
13.9k
5
Drogheda
Two men, 20s, arrested during searches in Louth drugs investigation
21 Jan
5.4k
Organised Crime
Man (30s) charged following garda raids in Limerick City
19 Jan
13.1k
Organised Crime
Gardaí board suspected drug 'mother ship' in Shannon estuary and arrest suspect
It is believed the drugs shipment is not on the cargo ship and is somewhere in the Atlantic off Kerry – the ship is carrying a legitimate load to a location in Ireland.
Niall O'Connor
16 Jan
35.4k
Organised Crime
Gardaí believe drugs shipment may be floating in sea off Kerry after botched smuggling drop-off
Niall O'Connor
Updated
15 Jan
43.2k
coolock and raheny
Here is why a massive convoy of garda vehicles raced through morning traffic in Dublin today
Updated
14 Jan
155k
Limerick
Man (30s) arrested in Limerick city following garda searches targeting organised crime
7 hrs ago
13.0k
Last year
2024
Organised Crime
Study finds children as young as eight-years-old 'groomed' for drug debt intimidation
Updated
5 Nov 2024
17.0k
burglary gang
Three people, including juvenile, arrested in Dublin for alleged burglary spree across north west
5 Nov 2024
14.4k
lanzarote
Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch has been freed on bail by a Spanish court after paying €100,000
4 Nov 2024
24.3k
Organised Crime
Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch has appeared in court in Lanzarote this evening
Updated
25 Oct 2024
40.8k
Organised Crime
Two senior figures in Kinahan gang jailed by British court on charges linked to gun haul
Updated
22 Oct 2024
23.1k
Organised Crime
Helen McEntee signs long-awaited Ireland-UAE extradition treaty in Abu Dhabi
Updated
21 Oct 2024
19.0k
7
Organised Crime
Ireland to sign UAE extradition treaty after co-operation on Kinahan cartel gangsters in Dubai
18 Oct 2024
8.9k
Justin Kelly
Senior garda leading organised crime operations appointed as new Deputy Commissioner
15 Oct 2024
14.9k
Organised Crime
Leading Kinahan cartel figure Sean McGovern arrested in Dubai in connection with Dublin murder
Updated
10 Oct 2024
32.9k
Organised Crime
Four criminal gangs in Ireland targeted in massive Europol hack of Ghost encrypted phone platform
Europol is holding a press conference today with gardaí and international police forces.
Updated
18 Sep 2024
47.4k
Organised Crime
Major cocaine haul as Europol assist gardaí against new Irish crime cartel
It is understood that police from across the world have been involved in breaching the encrypted communications of a drug trafficking operation.
Niall O'Connor
Updated
17 Sep 2024
31.2k
Organised Crime
Man arrested as part of investigation into nationwide thefts by Eastern European Organised Crime Gang
19 Aug 2024
31.7k
Organised Crime
Gardaí freeze over €500k worth of cryptocurrency in investigation into Galway gang
9 Jul 2024
17.8k
Organised Crime
Two men arrested as €1 million in cash seized in Dublin
14 Jun 2024
14.7k
7
Coolock
Three people arrested for immigration offences as 140 gardaí carry out raids in north Dublin
27 May 2024
34.4k
Organised Crime
Garda raids seize criminal assets, including SUV, across more than 20 searches in Donegal and Dublin
23 May 2024
13.3k
Organised Crime
One person killed and six injured in Paris suburb shooting linked to drug trafficking
4 May 2024
11.3k
burglary gang
Three Irish men arrested in Australia for alleged spree of 60 burglaries across Melbourne
2 May 2024
31.6k
Dublin
Woman arrested after half a million euros in cash seized in organised crime operation
13 Apr 2024
21.6k
West Cork
No drugs found as naval divers complete search of bay at centre of cocaine smuggling probe
Ten men – understood to be Irish, Serbian, Spanish and Dutch – were arrested by specialist gardaí near Skibbereen last Thursday.
Niall O'Connor
20 Mar 2024
13.2k
Organised Crime
Naval divers deployed to search the seabed off West Cork for 'substantial' drugs haul
Updated
15 Mar 2024
32.8k
Organised Crime
Ten suspected members of organised crime group arrested in major West Cork garda operation
14 Mar 2024
66.4k
Courts
Brothers who were caught digging up €80,000 in jars in a Dublin field sentenced in court
11 Mar 2024
39.0k
Organised Crime
Gardaí seize €2 million in drugs and arrest three men in operation targeting Hutch gang
The drugs seized include cannabis, MDMA, cocaine and ecstasy.
22 Feb 2024
22.2k
All time
smishing
Nine arrested as part of investigation into money laundering and smishing
21 Nov 2023
17.6k
Human Trafficking
Man arrested at Dublin Airport as part of investigation into trafficking for sexual exploitation
17 Nov 2023
18.0k
Organised Crime
Dubai police in Dublin for meetings with Gardaí on Kinahan gang crackdown
24 Oct 2023
8.8k
captured
High seas: Inside the multi-agency maritime pursuit of the MV Matthew
27 Sep 2023
72.3k
50
Organised Crime
Kinahan probe: Dubai police and gardaí ramping up cooperation
14 Sep 2023
9.7k
Organised Crime
Cocaine and cannabis with €2.1m euros seized in Kildare and Westmeath
17 Jul 2023
13.9k
Organised Crime
Garda investigation launched into senior officer suspected of obstructing money laundering probe
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