Ireland Man arrested after €1.1m cannabis seized in Limerick
On 1 February 2024, Revenue officers and Gardaí from the GNDOCB and the Kerry Divisional Drug Unit seized about 55kg of herbal cannabis, estimated to be worth €1.1m, in the Limerick area. A man in his 40s was arrested by Gardaí that day and taken to a Garda station in the Southern Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. Gardaí announced the operation in a press release issued on 2 February 2024, and the sources do not give the man's name. Investigations are ongoing, and the sources report no charge or court appearance.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested1 Feb
2 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Revenue officers seized about 55kg of herbal cannabis.
- The seized cannabis was estimated to be worth €1.1m.
- Where
- The seizure took place in the Limerick area.
- When
- The operation took place on 1 February 2024.
- Gardaí issued a press release about the operation on 2 February 2024.
- Investigation
- The operation was a joint action by Gardaí from the GNDOCB and the Kerry Divisional Drug Unit with Revenue's Customs Service.
- Investigations into the matter are ongoing.
- Other details
- A man in his 40s was arrested by Gardaí; the sources do not name him.
- The arrested man was taken to a Garda station in the Southern Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatRevenue officers seized about 55kg of herbal cannabis. (garda.ie)
- whatThe cannabis was estimated to be worth €1.1m. (garda.ie)
- whatAbout 55kg of herbal cannabis was seized. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatThe seized cannabis was estimated to be worth €1.1m. (corkbeo.ie)
- whereThe seizure took place in the Limerick area. (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie)
- whenThe operation took place on 1 February 2024. (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie)
- investigationGardaí and Revenue carried out a joint operation. (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations into the matter are ongoing. (corkbeo.ie)
- otherA man in his 40s was arrested by Gardaí. (garda.ie)
- otherThe arrested man is detained at a Garda station in the Southern Region under drug trafficking legislation. (garda.ie)
- otherThe Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and the Kerry Divisional Drug Unit carried out the operation with Revenue's Customs Service. (corkbeo.ie)
- otherA man in his 40s was arrested and taken to a Garda station in the Southern Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. (corkbeo.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 2 Feb2024Man arrested as Gardaí seize €1.1m cannabis haul in Limerick
First report of the Limerick seizure and arrest of a man in his 40s. The article also mentions an earlier Kerry seizure, which is a separate matter and is not recorded here.
suspect, 40s, male - 1 Feb2024Man Arrested after €1.1m Cannabis Seized following Joint Operation Between Gardaí and Revenue - 1st February 2024
Official Garda press release naming the operation as a joint Garda and Revenue action, the Garda units involved, the legal basis for detention, and that investigations are ongoing. It gives no name for the man arrested.
suspect, 40s, male