Ireland Male youth arrested over €113,000 drug seizure in Athlone
On 28 September 2021 at approximately 8:15pm, Gardaí searched a residential property in Athlone, County Westmeath. They seized €113,200 worth of suspected drugs, including heroin, cannabis, cocaine and diazepam tablets. A male youth was arrested at the scene and taken to Athlone Garda Station for questioning. He is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. The drugs have been sent for further analysis and investigations are ongoing.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested29 Sep
4 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gardaí seized €113,200 worth of suspected drugs during a search.
- The drugs included €79,240 worth of heroin, €25,000 of cannabis, €6,700 of diazepam tablets and €2,310 of cocaine.
- Where
- The search was conducted at a residential property in Athlone, County Westmeath.
- When
- The search took place on 28 September 2021 at approximately 8:15pm.
- Investigation
- A male youth was arrested at the scene and taken to Athlone Garda Station for questioning.
- The male youth is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Athlone Garda station.
- All seized drugs have been sent for further analysis.
- Investigations are ongoing.
26 statements extracted from the articles
- whatDrugs worth more than €113,000 were seized in County Westmeath (rte.ie)
- whatQuantities of heroin, cannabis, cocaine and diazepam tablets were found (rte.ie)
- whatGardaí seized €113,200 worth of suspected drugs (longfordleader.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
- what€79,240 worth of heroin was seized (longfordleader.ie, offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- what€25,000 of cannabis was seized (longfordleader.ie)
- what€6,700 of diazepam tablets was seized (longfordleader.ie)
- what€2,310 of cocaine was seized (longfordleader.ie)
- whatA male youth was arrested at the scene (longfordleader.ie, offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- what€25,000 worth of cannabis was seized (offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- what€6,700 worth of diazepam tablets was seized (offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- what€2,310 worth of cocaine was seized (offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatGardaí seized €113,200 worth of suspected drugs in a search in County Westmeath on 28 September 2021. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe search was of a residential property in Athlone (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe male youth is detained at Athlone Garda station (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe search was conducted at a residential property in Athlone (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe search took place at a residential property in Athlone. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe search of the residential property in Athlone was carried out at around 8.15pm (rte.ie)
- whenThe search took place on 28 September 2021 (longfordleader.ie)
- whenThe search was conducted at approximately 8:15pm (longfordleader.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe search took place on Tuesday, 28 September 2021 (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe search began at approximately 8:15pm (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationA male youth was arrested at the scene and taken to Athlone Garda Station for questioning (rte.ie)
- investigationAll drugs will be sent for further analysis (longfordleader.ie, offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationThe male youth is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (longfordleader.ie, offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationThe male youth is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Athlone Garda station (offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 29 Sep2021Grass, coke, heroin, benzos part of big drugs haul in the Midlands
Reports the seizure of multiple drug types and the arrest of a male youth.
suspect, male - 29 Sep2021Gardai seize variety of drugs in major haul in the Midlands
Initial report of the drug seizure and arrest.
suspect, male - 29 Sep2021Gardaí seize €113,000 of drugs in Athlone
Provides the time of the search (approximately 8:15pm), the specific breakdown of drug values (€79,240 heroin, €25,000 cannabis, €6,700 diazepam, €2,310 cocaine), and confirms all drugs will be sent for further analysis.
suspect, male - 29 Sep2021Drugs worth over €113,000 seized in Athlone
Confirms the search took place at around 8.15pm and that the male youth was taken to Athlone Garda Station for questioning.
suspect, male