The gold, valued at €1.4 million, was seized during intelligence-led searches in Dublin in 2024 by the Dublin Crime Response Team.

Mr Justice Oisin Quinn said he was concerned that while there were 26 special care beds in the country, only 15 were currently staffed and none was available for the 16-year-old girl whose life had been threatened.

Police in Spain have arrested eight people following an investigation which early on discovered a large amount of cannabis had been sent to Ireland