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Case No. 21680Drugs offence (cannabis seizure) · Co. Kildare · 15 Mar 2023

Man arrested after €1.1m cannabis seized in Kildare

A man aged 43 was arrested after Revenue officers and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau seized approximately 55kg of herbal cannabis worth an estimated €1,100,000 during an intelligence-led operation in County Kildare on 15 March 2023.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested15 Mar
    2 reports
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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11 statements extracted from the articles
  • what55kg of herbal cannabis was seized (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe drugs were worth €1.1 million (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatRevenue officers seized around 55 kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €1,100,000 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatA man aged 43 was arrested (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe search was carried out on Wednesday, 15 March 2023 (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe operation was a joint operation by gardaí and Revenue (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe raid was intelligence-led (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe operation targeted people suspected of involvement in a drug gang in the Kildare area (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe man is being held under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda Station in Co. Kildare (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe operation targeted persons suspected to be involved in an organised crime group operating in the Kildare area (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Mar2023
    Arrestedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Gardai arrest man after major search in Kildare led to €1.1m cannabis haul

    Reports the arrest of a 43-year-old man and the seizure of 55kg of cannabis worth €1.1m during a joint GNDOCB and Revenue operation targeting an organised crime group in Kildare.

    suspect, 43, male
  2. 15 Mar2023
    Arresteddublinlive.ie, follow-up
    Drugs worth €1.1 million found in joint operation targeting Kildare crime gang

    Reports the arrest of a 43-year-old man and the seizure of 55kg of herbal cannabis worth €1.1 million in a joint gardaí and Revenue operation targeting a Kildare drug gang.

    suspect, 43, male