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Case No. 30283Possession of drugs (cannabis); drug trafficking · Co. Laois · 26 Aug 2021

Cannabis and cash seized in Portarlington drugs search

On Thursday 26 August 2021, Gardaí searched areas around Portarlington, a Laois Offaly border town close to Kildare, and seized €7,500 worth of cannabis and €7,500 in cash. The Laois Divisional Drugs Unit carried out the searches as part of Operation Tara, which targets street-level drug dealing. The Division issued a statement, reported by local outlets on 27 August 2021. No arrests or charges have been reported, so the latest development is the seizure itself.

  1. Reported27 Aug
    2 reports
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Gardaí seized €7,500 worth of cannabis.
  • Gardaí seized €7,500 in cash.
Where
The searches took place in Portarlington, a Laois Offaly border town close to Kildare.
When
The searches took place on Thursday, 26 August 2021.
Investigation
The Laois Divisional Drugs Unit carried out searches around Portarlington.
Other details
  • The operation was part of Operation Tara, which targets street-level drug dealing.
  • The Division issued a statement, reported by offalyexpress.ie and leinsterexpress.ie on 27 August 2021.
  • No arrests were reported in the articles.
Charges
The case is categorised as possession of cannabis and drug trafficking, and no charge is reported.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • what€7,500 worth of cannabis was seized (offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
  • what€7,500 in cash was seized (offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
  • wherePortarlington is a Laois Offaly border town close to Kildare (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whereThe searches took place in Portarlington, described as a Laois Offaly border town close to Kildare. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whenThe operation took place on Thursday, 26 August 2021 (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenThe searches took place on Thursday, 26 August 2021. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe Laois Divisional Drugs Unit carried out searches around Portarlington (offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe operation was part of Operation Tara (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherThe operation was part of Operation Tara, which targets street-level drug dealing. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 27 Aug2021
    Reportedleinsterexpress.ie, its first report
    Laois Offaly Gardaí seize drugs and cash to dent dealing in cross border area

    Initial report of a drug and cash seizure in Portarlington as part of Operation Tara, with no arrests made.

  2. 27 Aug2021
    Reportedoffalyexpress.ie, first report
    Gardaí seize drugs and cash to dent dealing on Offaly border

    Reports the seizure of €7,500 cannabis and €7,500 cash in Portarlington during an Operation Tara search by the Laois Divisional Drugs Unit on 26 August 2021.