Ireland Gardaí seize €116,000 worth of drugs and arrest man in Drogheda, Louth
Gardaí attached to the Louth Divisional Drug Unit executed two search warrants in the Drogheda area on 4 March 2023 as part of Operation Stratus and Operation Tara, seizing cannabis and rock methamphetamine with a combined estimated street value of €116,000. A man in his mid 30s was arrested, detained under Section 4, and subsequently released without charge with a file to be prepared for the DPP.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested4 Mar
3 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports44 statements extracted from the articles
- whatCannabis with an estimated street value of €22,600 was seized during one search (rte.ie)
- what€4,280 in cash was seized during one search (rte.ie)
- what60 cannabis plants worth an estimated €48,000 were recovered in the second search (rte.ie)
- whatRock methamphetamine worth €45,600 was recovered in the second search (rte.ie)
- whatGardaí seized in excess of €116,000 worth of drugs and arrested one man in Drogheda (garda.ie)
- whatThe first search yielded cannabis with an estimated street value of €22,600 and €4,280 in cash (garda.ie)
- whatThe second search yielded 60 cannabis plants worth €48,000 and rock methamphetamine worth €45,600 (garda.ie)
- whatA man in his mid 30s was arrested at the scene (garda.ie)
- whatCannabis with an estimated value of €22,600 was seized during the first search on Saturday morning. (irishtimes.com)
- what€4,280 in cash was seized during the first search. (irishtimes.com, dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- what60 cannabis plants with an estimated value of €48,000 were found during the second search that afternoon. (irishtimes.com)
- what€45,600 of rock methamphetamine was found during the second search. (irishtimes.com)
- whatDrugs with an estimated street value of €116,000 were seized in a search operation in County Louth (rte.ie)
- whatCannabis with an estimated street value of €22,600 and €4,280 cash were seized during the first search (rte.ie)
- what60 cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €48,000 and rock methamphetamine with an estimated street value of €45,600 were seized in the second search (rte.ie)
- whatA man in his mid-30s was arrested at the scene and taken to Drogheda Garda station (rte.ie)
- whatCannabis with an estimated street value of €22,600 was seized during the first search. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- what60 cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €48,000 were seized during the second search. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatRock methamphetamine with an estimated street value of €45,600 was seized during the second search. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whereThe man was taken to Drogheda Garda station. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationThe man was questioned at Drogheda Garda Station (rte.ie)
- investigationA file is to be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (rte.ie)
- investigationThe drugs were discovered during planned searches targeting the cultivation and sale of drugs (rte.ie)
- investigationThe operation was part of Operation Stratus and Operation Tara, carried out by the Louth Divisional Drug Unit (garda.ie)
- investigationThe operation targeted the cultivation, sale, supply and distribution of drugs in Drogheda and surrounding areas (garda.ie)
- investigationThe seized drugs are subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (garda.ie, rte.ie, dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie)
- investigationTwo search warrants were executed by gardaí attached to the Louth Divisional Drug Unit in and around Drogheda. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe searches were carried out as part of Operation Stratus and Operation Tara. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe operations targeted the cultivation, sale, supply and distribution of drugs in the area. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe man was taken to Drogheda Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. (irishtimes.com, dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationGardaí carried out two searches as part of a targeted operation in the Drogheda and surrounding areas (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí attached to the Louth Divisional Drug Unit executed two search warrants as part of a targeted operation. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationThe operation was carried out under Operation Stratus and Operation Tara. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationGardaí say investigations are ongoing. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtThe man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Drogheda Garda station (garda.ie)
- courtThe man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherNo arrests were made during the first search (rte.ie, garda.ie, dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherA man in his mid 30s was arrested at the scene of the second search (rte.ie, irishtimes.com, dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherThe man was released without charge (rte.ie)
- otherThe man was released from custody without charge and a file will be prepared for the DPP (garda.ie, rte.ie)
- otherThe man has since been released without charge. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe man was released from custody without charge. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 6 Mar2023Gardai seize €116,000 worth of drugs and arrest one man in Louth
Reports the two search warrants, the drugs and cash seized, the arrest and release of a man in his mid 30s, and that the file is going to the DPP.
suspect, mid 30s, male - 5 Mar2023Man arrested after €116k worth of drugs seized
Adds detail on the two searches: first search yielded €22,600 cannabis and €4,280 cash with no arrests; second search yielded 60 cannabis plants (€48,000) and rock methamphetamine (€45,600). Confirms the man was released without charge and a file is being prepared for the DPP. Drugs are being analysed by FSI.
suspect, mid-30s, male - 5 Mar2023Man (30s) arrested following drugs seizure worth €116,000 in Co Louth
Confirms the man was released without charge and a file will be prepared for the DPP. Provides specific details of the two searches: the first seized cannabis worth €22,600 and €4,280 cash; the second found 60 cannabis plants worth €48,000 and €45,600 of rock methamphetamine.
suspect, mid-30s, male - 4 Mar2023Drug Seizure €116,000 and Arrest, Drogheda. 4th March, 2023.
Confirms the man was released from custody without charge and a file will be prepared for the DPP. Provides specific details of the two searches: first yielded cannabis worth €22,600 and €4,280 cash; second yielded 60 cannabis plants worth €48,000 and rock methamphetamine worth €45,600.
suspect, mid 30s, male - 4 Mar2023Drugs worth an estimated €116,000 seized in Co Louth
Provides specific breakdown of the two searches: first search yielded cannabis worth €22,600 and €4,280 cash with no arrests; second search yielded 60 cannabis plants worth €48,000 and rock methamphetamine worth €45,600. Confirms the man in his mid 30s was released without charge and a file is to be prepared for the DPP.
suspect, mid 30s, male