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Case No. 7626Drug trafficking (cannabis importation) · Co. Dublin · 25 Aug 2023

Cannabis worth €2 million seized at Dublin Port

On 25 August 2023, Revenue officials and gardaí seized 100kg of herbal cannabis worth €2 million at Dublin Port after stopping and searching an Irish-registered accompanied freight unit that had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France. The find came from an intelligence-led operation assisted by Revenue's mobile x-ray scanner and detector dog Alfie. A man in his 60s, whose name and nationality are not given, was arrested by gardaí, and the seizure was reported on 26 August 2023. The latest reported development is that he is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda station in Dublin, and no charge or court appearance has been reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested26 Aug
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
Officials discovered 100kg of herbal cannabis worth €2 million.
Where
The drugs were seized at Dublin Port.
When
The seizure took place on 25 August 2023 and was reported on 26 August 2023.
Cause
The find was made through an intelligence-led operation.
Investigation
  • Revenue's mobile x-ray scanner and detector dog Alfie assisted the operation.
  • Officers from Revenue's Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau stopped and searched an Irish-registered accompanied freight unit.
  • A man in his 60s was arrested by gardaí.
  • Revenue said the seizure is part of its ongoing joint investigations into organised crime groups.
Other details
  • The freight unit had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France.
  • The suspect is a man in his 60s; his name and nationality are not given.
  • The arrested man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda station in Dublin.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatOfficials discovered 100kg of the drug. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whereHerbal cannabis worth €2 million was seized at Dublin Port. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe find was made through an intelligence-led operation with help from Revenue’s mobile x-ray scanner and detector dog Alfie. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationOfficers stopped and searched an Irish-registered accompanied freight unit. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationA man in his 60s was arrested by gardaí. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationRevenue said the seizure is part of its ongoing joint investigations into organised crime groups. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe freight unit had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe arrested man was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda station in Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 26 Aug2023
    Arresteddublinlive.ie, first report
    Cannabis worth whopping €2 million seized by officials at Dublin Port

    First report of this seizure. It gives the quantity (100kg), the value (€2 million), the ferry route from Cherbourg and the arrest of a man in his 60s. No existing case matches.

    suspect, 60s, male