Ireland €2.8m cocaine seized at Dublin Port; man in his 50s arrested
Revenue seized over 40kg of cocaine worth an estimated €2.8 million at Dublin Port after a vehicle disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France. A man in his 50s was arrested by gardaí.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested22 Sep
2 reports - Charged22 Sep
2 reports - In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports25 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí arrested a man in his 50s following the seizure of cocaine. (garda.ie)
- whatThe cocaine was estimated at €2.8 million, pending analysis. (garda.ie)
- whatRevenue officers found 40kg of cocaine concealed in the floor cavity of a trailer. (garda.ie)
- whatOver 40kg of cocaine worth an estimated €2.8 million was seized. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe seizure took place at Dublin Port. (garda.ie)
- whereThe cocaine seizure took place at Dublin Port. (garda.ie)
- whereThe vehicle had disembarked from a ferry arriving from Cherbourg, France. (garda.ie)
- whereThe drugs were found when a vehicle that had come off a ferry from Cherbourg, France was stopped and searched. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe drugs were hidden in the floor cavity of the accompanying trailer. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe seizure was on 22 September 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe seizure took place on 22 September 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe seizure took place on Sunday 22 September 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe seizure took place on a Sunday. (dublinlive.ie)
- causeThe seizure was part of an intelligence-led operation, assisted by Revenue's mobile X-ray scanner. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationA man was arrested in relation to the investigation. (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe man was arrested at the scene. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe drugs will be forwarded to FSI for analysis. (garda.ie)
- chargeThe man has since been charged. (garda.ie)
- chargeA man in his 50s arrested and detained as part of the investigation has been charged. (garda.ie)
- courtThe man is due to appear before Dublin District Court at Criminal Courts of Justice on 27 September 2024 at 10.30am. (garda.ie)
- courtThe man is due to appear before Dublin District Court, Criminal Courts of Justice, No. 2, at 4:30 p.m. on 26 September 2024. (garda.ie)
- otherThe man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at a Garda station in the Dublin Region. (garda.ie)
- otherHe can be held for up to seven days. (garda.ie)
- otherA man in his 50s was arrested by gardaí and detained at a Garda station in Dublin under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 23 Sep2024€2.8m cocaine haul seized at Dublin Port after vehicle disembarks ferry
Reports a cocaine seizure at Dublin Port on Sunday 22 September 2024 and the arrest of a man in his 50s. No existing case matches this seizure.
suspect, 50s, male - 22 Sep2024Man Arrested Following €2.8 Million Cocaine Seizure at Dublin Port – 22nd September 2024
Official Garda statement adds that the cocaine was concealed in the floor cavity of a trailer, that the vehicle came from Cherbourg, France, that the man was arrested at the scene and detained under Section 2 of the 1996 Act, and that the drugs will go to FSI for analysis.
suspect, 50s, male - 22 Sep2024Court Appearance - Man Arrested Following €2.8 Million Cocaine Seizure at Dublin Port – 22nd September 2024
Garda press release confirming that the man in his 50s arrested in the Dublin Port cocaine seizure has been charged and is due before Dublin District Court the same day.
accused, 50s, male - 22 Sep2024Court Appearance - €2.8 Million Cocaine Seizure at Dublin Port, 22nd September, 2024.
Garda press release reports that a man aged in his 30s was arrested and charged, and is due before Dublin District Court on 27 September 2024. The earlier case record describes the arrested man as in his 50s; this article gives his age as 30s. Investigations are ongoing.
accused, 30s, male