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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 17938Drug offences · Co. Offaly

€7,000 of drugs seized at house in Cloghan, Co Offaly

Gardaí seized cocaine worth €4,500 and cannabis herb worth €2,500, a total of €7,000, during a search of a house in Cloghan, Co Offaly, carried out by the Offaly Drugs Unit and the Birr Detective Unit. The search date is not given, but the report was published on 12 March 2024. Two young men were arrested at the scene, and the sources give no names, ages or nationalities for them. The latest development is that one of the arrested men was charged to appear at a future sitting of the District Court.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged12 Mar
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Cocaine worth €4,500 was seized.
  • Cannabis herb worth €2,500 was seized.
Other details
The total value of the drugs seized was €7,000.
Where
The drugs were found during a search of a house in Cloghan, Co Offaly.
When
The search date is not given; the report was published on 12 March 2024 and describes the seizure as recent.
Investigation
  • The search was carried out by the Offaly Drugs Unit and the Birr Detective Unit.
  • Two young men were arrested at the scene.
Charges
One of the two arrested men was charged.
In court
The man who was charged was ordered to appear at a future sitting of the District Court.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA large quantity of illegal drugs was seized. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatCocaine worth €4,500 was found. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatCannabis herb worth €2,500 was found. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whereDrugs were seized at a house in Cloghan. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe search was carried out by the Offaly Drugs Unit and the Birr Detective Unit. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationTwo young men were arrested at the scene. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • chargeOne of the arrested men was charged to appear at a future sitting of the District Court. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherThe total value of the drugs seized was €7,000. (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 12 Mar2024
    Chargedoffalyexpress.ie, first report
    €7,000 worth of drugs seized by Gardai in Cloghan

    Reports the Cloghan drugs seizure, the two arrests and one charge. The article gives no date for the search beyond its publication on 12 March 2024.

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