Four men arrested after gardai intercept drone delivery headed for Dublin prison
Four men have been arrested after gardai intercepted a drone delivery headed for a west Dublin prison. Officers in Ronanstown carried out a raid of a home after the attempted drop into the nearby Wheatfield and Cloverhill Prisons. During their search, a drone and a number of electronic devices were seized, and gardai also seized a vehicle during a follow-up search. The four men - aged in their late teens, 20s, 30s, and 40s - were all arrested, but have since been released without charge. A garda spokesperson said: "As part of an ongoing operations targeting the supply of controlled substances into prisons in the west Dublin area, Gardaí from Ronanstown Garda Station became aware of an attempt to carry out a drone delivery to a prison yesterday, Sunday 20th April 2025. "Gardaí subsequently carried out a search of a residential property under warrant in west Dublin on Sunday 20th April 2025. During the search a drone and a number of electronic devices were seized. "Follow-up searches were conducted in south-west Dublin and a vehicle was seized. Four adult males, aged in their late teens, 20s, 30s and 40s, were arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Garda Stations in the Dublin Region. "All four males have since been released without charge. A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. Investigations are ongoing." Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
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