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Case No. 7883Drug trafficking (cannabis) · Co. Wexford · 11 Jul 2023

€52,000 cannabis seized and woman arrested in County Wexford

On Tuesday 11 July 2023, Revenue officers seized about 2.6kg of suspected cannabis with an estimated value of €52,000 in County Wexford. The seizure was part of an intelligence-led joint operation by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and the Revenue Customs Service, assisted by the New Ross District Detective Unit. Gardaí arrested a woman in her 30s, whose name and nationality are not given, as part of the operation. She is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at a Garda station in County Wexford, and investigations are ongoing.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested11 Jul
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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What happened
  • Revenue officers seized approximately 2.6kg of suspected cannabis.
  • The suspected cannabis has an estimated value of €52,000.
Where
The operation took place in County Wexford.
When
The operation took place on Tuesday 11 July 2023.
Investigation
  • The operation was intelligence-led and was a joint operation by the GNDOCB and Revenue Customs Service.
  • The New Ross District Detective Unit assisted the joint operation.
  • Investigations are ongoing.
Other details
  • A woman in her 30s was arrested by Gardaí as part of the joint operation.
  • The woman is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at a Garda station in County Wexford.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatRevenue officers seized about 2.6kg of suspected cannabis. (garda.ie)
  • whatThe suspected cannabis has an estimated value of €52,000. (garda.ie)
  • whereThe operation took place in County Wexford. (garda.ie)
  • whenThe operation took place on Tuesday 11 July 2023. (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe operation was intelligence-led. (garda.ie)
  • investigationA joint operation by GNDOCB and Revenue Customs Service was conducted, assisted by the New Ross District Detective Unit. (garda.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie)
  • otherA woman in her 30s was arrested as part of the joint operation. (garda.ie)
  • otherThe woman is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at a Garda station in County Wexford. (garda.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 11 Jul2023
    Arrestedgarda.ie, first report
    €52,000 Cannabis Seized and Arrest, Joint Operation GNDOCB and Revenue, 11th July 2023

    Official garda.ie press release on a joint GNDOCB and Revenue operation with New Ross District Detective Unit assistance. No existing case matches this seizure and arrest on date, person or details.

    suspect, 30s, female