Ireland Case No. 21635Drugs offence (cannabis seizure); firearm seizure · Co. Dublin
Gardaí seize AK-47 and €12,000 cannabis in Dublin
Gardaí seized an AK-47 and approximately €12,000 worth of cannabis in Dublin. The article body is largely missing, with details limited to the headline.
- Reported31 Mar
5 reports - Arrested
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
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- whatA firearm was seized during a search in the Finglas area of Dublin (garda.ie)
- whatCannabis valued at approximately €12,000 was also found (garda.ie)
- whatAn AK-47 firearm was located at the scene. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatCannabis valued at approximately €12,000 was seized. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAn AK-47 assault rifle was seized during the search (irishtimes.com)
- whatCannabis valued at approximately €12,000 was found at the scene (irishtimes.com)
- whatAn AK-47 assault rifle was discovered at the scene. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatCannabis valued at approximately €12,000 was discovered. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatAn AK-47 was seized by gardaí (extra.ie)
- what€12,000 worth of cannabis was seized by gardaí (extra.ie)
- whereThe search took place in the Finglas area of Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe search took place in the Finglas area of north Dublin (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe search was carried out on Friday evening, 31 March 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe search was carried out on Friday evening (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe search took place on Friday evening, 31 March 2023. (dublinlive.ie)
- weaponAn AK-47 was located at the scene (garda.ie)
- investigationThe search was carried out by the District Drugs Unit in Finglas with assistance from local units (garda.ie, irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe firearm will be sent for analysis at the Garda Ballistics Unit (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe drugs will be sent for analysis at Forensic Science Ireland (garda.ie)
- investigationNo arrests have been made (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie)
- investigationThe District Drugs Unit in Finglas carried out the raid with assistance from a number of local units. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe firearm and drugs will be sent for analysis at the Garda Ballistics Unit and Forensic Science Ireland. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationNo arrests have been made and investigations are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe firearm will be sent to the Garda Ballistics Unit for analysis (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis (irishtimes.com)
- investigationNo arrests were made (irishtimes.com)
- investigationInvestigations were ongoing (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA search operation was carried out by the District Drugs Unit in Finglas with assistance from local units. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe cannabis will be sent for analysis at Forensic Science Ireland. (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 1 Apr2023Gardai Seize AK-47 And €12k Worth Of Cannabis In Dublin
Article body consists only of website template code; all details are drawn from the headline alone.
- 1 Apr2023Gardai seize assault rifle and cannabis in Finglas
Initial report of the search operation; no arrests made, items sent for forensic analysis.
- 1 Apr2023Gardaí in north Dublin drugs search seize AK-47 assault rifle
Initial report of the search; no arrests made, items sent for analysis
- 1 Apr2023Gardai seize 4K-47 and haul of drugs during raid in Finglas
Reports the seizure of an AK-47 and €12,000 cannabis during a Finglas drugs raid on 31 March 2023; no arrests made, items sent for analysis.
- 31 Mar2023Firearm Seizure - Finglas, Dublin 11 - 31st March 2023
Garda press release reporting the seizure of an AK-47 and €12,000 of cannabis during a District Drugs Unit search in Finglas; no arrests made.