Posted by The attempted delivery took place yesterdayGardai from Ronanstown Garda Station became aware of an attempt to carry out a drone delivery to a prison yesterday on Sunday April 20.
Following this attempt Gardai obtained a search warrant and carried out a search of a residential property in west Dublin.
During the search yesterday a drone and a number of electronic devices were recovered.
And a vehicle was also seized after Gardai conducted follow up searches.As part of the investigation four men aged in their late teens, 20s, 30s and 40s were arrested.
They were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 in Garda stations across Dublin but were later released without charge.
A file is set to be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions while Gardai continue their investigations.
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.
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