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Case No. 21681Drugs offence (cash and drugs seizure) · Co. Mayo · 15 Mar 2023

Eight Ballinrobe properties searched in organised crime drugs operation

On 15 March 2023, gardai searched eight properties in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, as part of Operation Tara. Officers seized approximately €30,000 in cash, around €2,000 worth of suspected drugs, various weapons, banking documentation, and electronic items. The operation was part of an ongoing organised crime investigation in the Galway and Mayo Divisions. No arrests were made at the time of the search. The case remains under investigation.

  1. Reported16 Mar
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • €30,000 in cash and approximately €2,000 worth of suspected drugs were seized.
  • Various weapons, banking documentation, and electronic items were also seized.
Where
Eight properties were searched in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo.
When
The search was conducted at approximately 6:50am on Wednesday 15 March 2023.
Investigation
  • The operation was part of Operation Tara, an ongoing organised crime investigation in the Galway and Mayo Divisions.
  • No arrests were made at the time of the search.
  • Detectives from Galway/Oranmore Garda station, the Galway/Mayo Divisional Drugs Unit, the North Western Regional Armed Support Unit, the Stolen Motor Vehicle Investigation Unit, and the Garda Dog Unit were involved.
15 statements extracted from the articles
  • what€30,000 in cash was seized (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatApproximately €2,000 of suspected drugs was seized (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatVarious weapons were seized (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatBanking documentation was seized (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatElectronic items were seized (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whereEight properties were searched in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whenThe search was conducted at approximately 6:50am on Wednesday 15 March 2023 (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationThe operation was part of Operation Tara (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationThe searches were related to an ongoing organised crime investigation in the Galway and Mayo Divisions (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationNo arrests were made at the time (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationDetectives attached to Galway/Oranmore Garda station conducted the search (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationMembers of the Galway/Mayo Divisional Drugs Unit were involved (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationThe North Western Regional Armed Support Unit was involved (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationThe Stolen Motor Vehicle Investigation Unit was involved (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationThe Garda Dog Unit was involved (galwaybeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Mar2023
    Reportedgalwaybeo.ie, first report
    Galway gardai swarm eight premises discovering weapons after huge bust

    Initial report of the multi-unit search operation and seizure details in Ballinrobe.