€150,000 in cash and ecstasy tablets seized in Dublin A 40-year-old man has been arrested after over €150,000 in cash was seized in Dublin last night. Dublin • 14 Mar 19
Three held in Limerick after drugs and firearm seized Two men and a woman have been arrested after gardaí seized €10,000 worth of cannabis and a loaded pistol with a silencer in Newcastlewest in … Regional • 09 Mar 19
Two people arrested after Co Meath drugs seizure Two people have been arrested after drugs worth an estimated €856,000 were seized in Co Meath. News • 09 Mar 19
Three charged over €640,000 cannabis seizure Three Portuguese men have been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with cultivating cannabis following the discovery of a €640,000 grow house in … Courts • 04 Mar 19
Novartis urges UK to secure drug supplies before Brexit Drug company Novartis has called on Britain to urgently guarantee the movement of drugs in the event of a chaotic Brexit. Business • 25 Jan 19
Up in smoke: Mountain of marijuana burned A towering stack of marijuana that weighed a hefty 800kg went up in smoke today as Indonesian police lit up the pungent contraband. Asia • 27 Dec 18
Three arrested after drugs seized in Munster operation Gardaí have arrested three men and seized drugs worth an estimated €13,500 during a series of searches in the south of the country. News • 09 Nov 18
Cannabis worth €15,000 seized at two houses in Co Cork Almost €15,000 worth of drugs were seized by gardaí in two house raids in Co Cork. Munster • 05 Nov 18
Cocaine worth €4.6m seized at Rosslare Port Over 60kg of cocaine destined for the Irish market has been intercepted at Rosslare Port by gardaí and customs officials Crime • 03 Nov 18
Crack cocaine now used more than heroin - drugs service The abuse of crack cocaine has risen in Ireland and has overtaken heroin as the most commonly abused drug, according to an addiction service. Ireland • 02 Nov 18
Drugs worth almost €600,000 seized in Dublin Gardaí in Dublin have seized heroin and cocaine worth an estimated €595,000. News • 18 Oct 18
Germany advises drug makers to examine supply chain German drug makers have been asked by the government to examine their supply chains for any vulnerability that could cause shortages of essential drugs in … Business • 29 Aug 18
Sub-machine gun and drugs seized in Co Clare Gardaí have seized a sub-machine gun and a large quantity of drugs in Co Clare. News • 25 Aug 18
€140,000 worth of drugs seized in west Dublin Gardaí in Dublin have seized drugs worth an estimated €140,000. News • 16 Aug 18
Campaign aims to raise awareness of dangers of cocaine A new campaign by the Ana Liffey Drug Project and the HSE aims to raise awareness about the dangers of using cocaine. Health • 17 Jul 18
Merchants Quay Ireland wins drug injection unit tender The Health Service Executive has moved a step closer to opening a supervised drug injecting facility in Dublin, after it confirmed that Merchants Quay Ireland … Health • 16 Feb 18
HSE taking tenders for new drug injection centre The HSE has said it may operate Dublin's new drug injection room itself although it has invited tenders from drug treatment groups. Ireland • 20 Oct 17
Philippine leader cuts budget for rights agency to €17 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's critics and allies in the Senate have vowed to block a lower house move to slash the annual budget of a … World • 13 Sep 17
Group to examine possession of small drug quantities Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he has an open mind about the issue of decriminalising possession of small amounts of illegal drugs. Ireland • 17 Jul 17
Pfizer revenue misses estimates as top drugs disappoint Pfizer, the largest US drugmaker, reported quarterly revenue that missed estimates as sales of its key drugs fell short of expectations. Business • 02 May 17
Three men arrested after €220k worth of drugs found Three men have been arrested after a quantity of drugs with an estimated street value of €220,000 was seized in Carlow yesterday. News • 04 Mar 17
Man charged as heroin worth €500k seized in Dublin A 27-year-old man has been charged in connection with the seizure of €500,000 worth of heroin in Crumlin in Dublin yesterday. News • 07 Feb 17
Cabinet approves supervised injecting facilities The Cabinet has approved the introduction of legislation to establish supervised injecting facilities for drug users. News • 07 Feb 17
€37.5m cannabis seizure at Dublin Port displayed Gardaí and Revenue have displayed the herbal cannabis worth €37.5 million that was seized at Dublin Port yesterday. News • 21 Jan 17
Fewer Irish teens drinking and smoking - report The number of 15 and 16-year-olds smoking, drinking, gambling and taking drugs has declined in Ireland over the past 20 years according to a European … News • 20 Sep 16
