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Case No. 7723Drug trafficking (cannabis) · Co. Kildare · 1 Aug 2023

€360,000 cannabis seized in The Curragh, Co Kildare

Gardaí seized about 18kg of cannabis worth €360,000 from a car in The Curragh, Co Kildare, on Tuesday 1 August 2023, as part of Operation Tara. At about 3pm the car failed to stop when directed by Gardaí, and it was later found abandoned on the Curragh plains. A woman in her late teens was arrested in relation to the investigation and detained at a Garda station in Kildare under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996; no name or nationality is given. In a statement issued on 2 August 2023, Gardaí said the drugs would be sent for further analysis and that investigations are ongoing.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested1 Aug
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Gardaí seized cannabis worth €360,000.
  • About 18kg of cannabis was recovered from the car.
Where
The search took place on a car in The Curragh, Co Kildare.
When
The search took place on Tuesday 1 August 2023.
Cause
At about 3pm, a car failed to stop when directed to by Gardaí.
Other details
  • The car was later found abandoned on the Curragh plains.
  • A woman in her late teens was arrested in relation to the investigation.
  • The woman was detained at a Garda station in Kildare under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
Investigation
  • Follow-up searches were carried out by Kildare South Drug Unit with help from other units.
  • The drugs will be sent for further analysis.
  • Investigations are ongoing.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí seized cannabis worth €360,000. (garda.ie)
  • whatAbout 18kg of cannabis was recovered from the car. (garda.ie)
  • whereThe search took place on a car in The Curragh, Co Kildare. (garda.ie)
  • whenThe search took place on Tuesday 1 August 2023. (garda.ie)
  • whenAt about 3pm, a car failed to stop when directed by Gardaí. (garda.ie)
  • investigationFollow-up searches were carried out by Kildare South Drug Unit with help from other units. (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe drugs will be sent for further analysis. (garda.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie)
  • otherThe car was later found abandoned on the Curragh plains. (garda.ie)
  • otherA woman in her late teens was arrested in relation to the investigation. (garda.ie)
  • otherThe woman was detained at a Garda station in Kildare under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. (garda.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 1 Aug2023
    Arrestedgarda.ie, first report
    Operation Tara - €360,000 Drugs Seized, The Curragh, Co. Kildare, 1st August 2023

    Garda.ie press release on the seizure and arrest. It gives the weight, value, search details and the arrest of a woman in her late teens. No name is given. No existing case in the list matches this Kildare seizure.

    suspect, late teens, female