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Case No. 20401Drugs offence (cannabis seizure) · Co. Dublin · 9 Jul 2023

€650,000 cannabis seized at Dublin Airport, man in late teens charged

Revenue Customs Officers discovered €650,000 of cannabis at Dublin Airport on 9 July 2023. Gardaí arrested a man in his late teens, who was detained at a Garda Station in North County Dublin under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. The cannabis was sent for analysis by Forensic Science Ireland. The man has been charged and was scheduled to appear at Court 4, Central Criminal Justice, on 11 July 2023 at 10.30am.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged9 Jul
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
€650,000 of cannabis was discovered at Dublin Airport by Revenue Customs Officers.
When
The seizure took place on 9 July 2023.
Where
The man was detained at a Garda Station in North County Dublin.
Investigation
  • Gardaí arrested a man in his late teens.
  • The cannabis was subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland.
Charges
  • The man was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
  • The man has been charged.
In court
He is scheduled to appear at Court 4, CCJ, on 11 July 2023 at 10.30am.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • what€650,000 of cannabis was seized at Dublin Airport (garda.ie)
  • whatA man in his late teens was arrested by Gardaí (garda.ie)
  • whereThe man was detained at a Garda Station in North County Dublin (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe cannabis was subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (garda.ie)
  • investigationRevenue Customs Officers discovered the cannabis at Dublin Airport (garda.ie)
  • chargeHe was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 (garda.ie)
  • chargeThe man has been charged (garda.ie)
  • courtHe is scheduled to appear at Court 4, CCJ, on 11 July 2023 at 10.30am (garda.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 9 Jul2023
    Chargedgarda.ie, first report
    €650,000 Cannabis Seized and Arrest at Dublin Airport, 9th July 2023

    Garda press release confirming the €650,000 cannabis seizure at Dublin Airport, the arrest of a man in his late teens, and his scheduled court appearance on 11 July 2023.

    suspect, late teens, male