Raids in Ireland, Canada and Scotland target drug networks

Law enforcement in Ireland, Canada and Scotland carried out a series of raids this week that resulted in large drug seizures, multiple arrests and the confiscation of vehicles, cash and other assets as authorities said they sought to disrupt organised trafficking networks operating domestically and across regions.

In Ireland, gardaí said officers seized more than 110 kilograms of cocaine and 1.5 kilograms of heroin, with an estimated street value of about €8.2 million, during a two day operation that targeted a Dublin‑based organised crime group. The raids, led by the Terenure Drugs Unit, involved searches of 16 properties across Dublin, Meath, Laois, Offaly and Westmeath and about 60 personnel from local and specialist units. A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and can be detained for up to seven days, officials said. Investigators also removed two vans believed to have contained the drugs and sent the items to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. Authorities recovered what they described as suspected proceeds of crime, including £38,000 and €63,000 in cash. Gardaí said the operation brings drugs seized from the group over the past 18 months to...