Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 10402Drug trafficking · Co. Dublin

Indian man jailed over €8.5M cannabis find in Dublin

Onkar Singh, a 46-year-old man the facts describe as Dutch (the headline says Indian), was jailed over a cannabis find valued at €8.5 million in Dublin. The Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau uncovered the operation in October 2024. He appeared before the Circuit Criminal Court late last month and was sentenced by Judge Sinead Ní Chúlacháin, who said his involvement was unclear and out of character. The latest reported development is his sentencing, reported on 20 March 2026.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced20 Mar
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Onkar Singh, 46, was jailed for his role in a drug trafficking operation.
  • The case concerns a cannabis find valued at €8.5 million.
Other details
  • Sources disagree on nationality: the facts say Dutch, while the headline says Indian.
  • The judge said his involvement was unclear and out of character, based on references from family and friends.
Where
The headline places the cannabis find in Dublin, but the article body does not name the location.
When
The operation was uncovered in October 2024.
Investigation
The Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau uncovered the operation.
In court
He appeared before the Circuit Criminal Court late last month, according to the report dated 20 March 2026.
Sentence
Judge Sinead Ní Chúlacháin sentenced him to prison; the length of the sentence is not stated.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man with Dutch nationality was jailed for his role in a drug trafficking operation. (gript.ie)
  • whatThe case concerns a cannabis find valued at €8.5 million. (gript.ie)
  • whereThe headline places the cannabis find in Dublin. (gript.ie)
  • investigationThe operation was uncovered by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau in October 2024. (gript.ie)
  • courtHe appeared before the Circuit Criminal Court late last month. (gript.ie)
  • sentenceHe was sentenced by Judge Sinead Ní Chúlacháin. (gript.ie)
  • otherThe judge said the reason for his involvement was unclear and out of character, based on references from family and friends. (gript.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 20 Mar2026
    Sentencedgript.ie, first report
    Indian man jailed over €8.5M cannabis find in Dublin - Gript

    Reports the sentencing of Onkar Singh at the Circuit Criminal Court. The body text does not name the place of the find or the value; the headline gives Dublin and €8.5M. The court found his involvement out of character.

    convicted, Onkar Singh, 46, male, Dutch, named, non-irishOnkar Singh