Ireland Limerick teenager charged with possession of machete and €9,100 cocaine
Kevin Kiely, 19, of Patrickswell, Co Limerick, was charged with possession of an 18-inch machete blade and cocaine worth €9,100 for sale or supply after being stopped in a car by gardaí on 2 August 2024. He was granted bail with strict conditions at Ennis District Court and remanded to Limerick District Court on 13 September.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested1 Aug
- Charged2 Aug
- In court4 Aug
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports27 statements extracted from the articles
- whatCocaine worth €9,000 was recovered from the car, with analysis pending (garda.ie)
- what€1,000 in cash was recovered from the car (garda.ie)
- whatA machete was recovered from the car (garda.ie)
- whatThe suspect was the driver and sole occupant of the car (garda.ie)
- whatKevin Kiely, 19, of Barnakyle, Patrickswell, Co Limerick was charged with three offences. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe was found with cocaine, €1,000 cash and a large machete while driving a car stopped by gardaí. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe arrest took place in Limerick. (garda.ie)
- whereThe car was stopped in the Patrickswell area of Limerick City (garda.ie)
- whenA man in his late teens was arrested in Limerick on 2 August 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe car was stopped shortly after 8pm on 2 August 2024 (garda.ie)
- whenHe was arrested at 8.10pm on Friday 2 August by Detective Garda Dean Landers of Roxboro Road Garda Station, Limerick. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenHe was charged with three offences at 12.15am on Saturday 3 August. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe arrest is a further arrest as part of an ongoing investigation. (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe suspect was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda Station in Limerick (garda.ie)
- investigationThe stop was part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Limerick area (garda.ie)
- investigationThe items were found as part of local Garda investigations into the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Limerick area. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe suspect has been charged (garda.ie)
- chargeThe machete charge is contrary to Section 9(1) and (7) of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, 1990. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe cocaine for sale or supply charge is contrary to Section 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeHe was also charged with simple possession of cocaine under Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe suspect is due to appear before a special sitting of Ennis District Court at 5:00 pm on 3 August 2024 (garda.ie)
- courtHe appeared before a special sitting of Ennis District Court and made no reply to the charges. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtJudge Fiona Brennan remanded him on bail to appear before Limerick District Court on 13 September for DPP directions. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHe is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at a Garda Station in County Limerick. (garda.ie)
- otherHe can be held for up to seven days. (garda.ie)
- otherFree legal aid was granted to the accused. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 4 Aug2024Limerick teenager charged with possession of machete and nearly €10k of cocaine
First report of the case: charges laid, court appearance at Ennis District Court, bail granted with conditions, remanded to Limerick District Court for DPP directions.
accused, Kevin Kiely, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kevin Kiely - 2 Aug2024Court Appearance - Operation Tara – Drugs Seizure and Arrest, Co Limerick, 2nd August 2024
Initial Garda press release detailing the seizure of cocaine worth €9,000, €1,000 cash and a machete from a car stopped in Patrickswell, and the suspect's detention under Section 4 ahead of his court appearance.
accused, 19, male - 1 Aug2024Update 3 : Further Arrest - Operation Tara – Drugs Seizures and Arrests Limerick, 31st July and 1st August 2024
Garda update on a further arrest in Operation Tara, Limerick. The man is not named. Matched to existing case 5292 on date, county and late-teen age, but the match is not certain.
suspect, late teens, male