Ireland Cocaine worth €210,000 seized at Dublin Airport, man in his 20s arrested
Revenue officers seized about 2.8kg of suspected cocaine from a passenger arriving at Dublin Airport on a flight from Lisbon on 1 November 2024. A man in his 20s was arrested and detained at a Garda station in Dublin.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested1 Nov
3 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports23 statements extracted from the articles
- whatAbout 2.8kg of suspected cocaine with an estimated value of €210,000 was seized. (garda.ie)
- whatAbout 2.8kg of suspected cocaine was seized. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe drugs were concealed within luggage. (irishtimes.com)
- whatApproximately 2.8kg of suspected cocaine was seized. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe seized cocaine had an estimated value of €210,000. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe seizure took place at Dublin Airport. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe drugs were seized from luggage at Dublin Airport. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe man had arrived on an inbound flight from Lisbon. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe seizure happened on Friday 1 November 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe seizure took place on a Friday. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe seizure happened on the evening of Friday 1 November 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeOfficers identified the passenger through risk profiling. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationRevenue officers seized the drugs after searching a man. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA man in his 20s was arrested under the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe man remains detained at a Garda station in Dublin under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe cocaine was found after a search of a man who arrived on an inbound flight. (garda.ie)
- otherA man in his 20s was arrested. (garda.ie)
- otherThe arrested man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda station in Dublin. (garda.ie)
- otherA man in his twenties is being detained at a garda station in Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe man is held under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe drugs were concealed in luggage. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherCustoms officers stopped and searched a passenger who had arrived on a flight from Lisbon. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 4 Nov2024More than €200k worth of cocaine seized at Dublin Airport as man, 20s, arrested
Reports the Dublin Airport cocaine seizure, the estimated value, the flight origin and the arrest under the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
suspect, 20s, male - 2 Nov2024Man (20s) arrested following seizure of suspected cocaine in luggage at Dublin Airport
Adds that the man arrived on an inbound flight from Lisbon, that the drugs were concealed within luggage, and that he is held under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. Investigations are ongoing.
suspect, 20s, male - 1 Nov2024Gardaí Arrest Man following €210,000 Cocaine Seizure by Revenue at Dublin Airport, 1st November 2024
Garda press release confirming the arrest of a man in his 20s and the Section 2 detention under the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Dublin Garda station. It also states that the cocaine was seized by Customs Officers after a search of the man.
suspect, 20s, male