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Case No. 22632Drugs offence (possession of suspected cocaine) · Co. Galway · 26 Jan 2023

Armed Gardaí raid house in Galway, small quantity of cocaine seized

Armed Gardaí raided a house in County Galway at approximately 9:30am on 26 January 2023, seizing a small quantity of cocaine. No arrests were made and investigations are ongoing.

  1. Reported28 Jan
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatArmed Gardaí raided a house in County Galway (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatOfficers used a ram to break the front door (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatOver a half-dozen officers, some armed with automatic weapons, stormed the house (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatGardaí seized a small quantity of cocaine (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whenThe raid began after 9am on Thursday 26 January 2023 (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whenThe search took place at approximately 9:30am on Thursday 26 January 2023 (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationNo arrests were made (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing (galwaybeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 28 Jan2023
    Reportedgalwaybeo.ie, first report
    Armed Galway gardai storm house as video shows squad raiding premises

    Video footage of the armed raid was released; no arrests made at time of reporting.