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Case No. 18118Drug possession · Co. Donegal · 27 Feb 2024

Follow-up search uncovers further €120,000 cannabis in Donegal Town

Gardaí seized a further €120,000 of suspected cannabis, about 6kg, in a follow-up search in Donegal Town, bringing the estimated total to €751,500. The search came five days after an earlier raid on an industrial premises in Donegal Town, where cannabis worth €631,500 was found. The seizures were made under Operation Tara, and the suspected drugs are being sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. The articles mention no arrests or charges.

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

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What happened
  • Gardaí seized a further €120,000 of suspected cannabis, about 6kg, in a follow-up search.
  • The estimated total of drugs seized is €751,500.
  • The original find was €631,500 worth of cannabis.
Where
  • The original raid took place at an industrial premises in Donegal Town.
  • The follow-up search is reported as being in Donegal Town, although one spokesperson quote says the follow-up searches were conducted by Gardaí in Ballyshannon.
When
  • The original raid took place five days before the follow-up search.
  • The follow-up seizure was reported on 27 February 2024.
Investigation
The suspected drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
Other details
  • The seizures were made as part of Operation Tara, an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy.
  • The articles mention no arrests or charges.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA further €120,000 of suspected cannabis was seized in a follow-up search in Donegal Town (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe estimated total of drugs seized is €751,500 (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe original find was €631,500 worth of cannabis (donegallive.ie)
  • whatA further 6kg of suspected cannabis was seized in the follow-up search (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe original raid was at an industrial premises in Donegal Town (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe original raid took place five days before the follow-up search (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationThe suspected drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe seizures were made as part of Operation Tara, an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 27 Feb2024
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, follow-up
    Another €120,000 worth of drugs uncovered in follow-up search in Donegal Town

    Reports a follow-up search in Donegal Town that uncovered a further 6kg of suspected cannabis worth €120,000, bringing the total to €751,500. Confirms the seizures are part of Operation Tara and that the drugs are being sent to FSI for analysis.