Two men arrested in drug-related intimidation investigation

An Garda Síochána have arrested a man in Meath in relation to a search and arrest operation carried out in the county and in Dublin by Members of the DMR North Fógra Investigation Unit on Monday 19th October.

Two men, both aged in their 20s, have been arrested.

The arrests form part of an ongoing investigation into drug-related intimidation.

Both men are currently detained at Garda stations in Dublin under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007.

Since its establishment in 2023, the DMR North Fógra Investigation Unit has arrested and charged 45 individuals with more than 120 offences in relation to drug-related intimidation. Approximately 15 active investigations are currently ongoing.

To date, some forty-five (45) individuals have been arrested and charged, with more than one hundred and twenty (120) criminal offences, resulting in both lengthy prison sentences, and the proceeds of these crimes, including cash, vehicles and luxury items being seized and forfeited to the state.

Presently the unit has some fifteen (15) ongoing, active investigations, into individuals and criminal organisations, who are involved in Drug Related intimidation.’