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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 7315Drug importation · Co. Dublin · 19 Oct 2023

Man arrested after 14kg of cannabis seized at Dublin Airport

On 19 October 2023, Revenue officers seized about 14kg of herbal cannabis, estimated to be worth €280,000, from the luggage of a man in his 40s at Dublin Airport. The passenger had arrived on a flight from Frankfurt, Germany, and was stopped and searched as part of an intelligence-led operation. He was arrested and taken to a Dublin Garda station, where he was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. The arrest was reported on 20 October 2023. The latest development is that he was still being detained and investigations were ongoing, with no charge or court proceedings reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested20 Oct
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Revenue officers seized about 14kg of herbal cannabis.
  • The cannabis was estimated to be worth €280,000.
  • The cannabis was hidden in the passenger's luggage.
Where
  • The cannabis was seized at Dublin Airport.
  • The passenger had arrived on a flight from Frankfurt, Germany.
When
The cannabis was found on 19 October 2023.
Investigation
  • Revenue officers stopped and searched the passenger's baggage as part of an intelligence-led operation.
  • Investigations are ongoing.
Other details
  • A man in his 40s was arrested and taken to a Dublin Garda station.
  • The man was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
  • No charge or court proceedings were reported in the articles.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatRevenue officers seized about 14kg of herbal cannabis. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe cannabis was estimated to be worth €280,000. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe cannabis was hidden in the passenger's luggage. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whereThe cannabis was seized at Dublin Airport. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whereThe passenger arrived at Dublin Airport on a flight from Frankfurt, Germany. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whenThe seizure happened the day before the article was published. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationRevenue officers stopped and searched the passenger's baggage as part of an intelligence-led operation. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherA man in his 40s was arrested and taken to a Dublin Garda station. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe man was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. (dublinlive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 20 Oct2023
    Arresteddublinlive.ie, first report
    Man arrested at Dublin Airport after huge cannabis haul found in luggage

    First report of this seizure. Revenue says the cannabis was found on Thursday, 19 October 2023, in the baggage of a passenger arriving from Frankfurt, and the man in his 40s was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

    suspect, 40s, male