Ireland Man arrested after €3.2m of cannabis seized on M50, Dublin
On Wednesday 20 March 2024, at about 5pm, gardaí intercepted and searched a vehicle on the M50 in Dublin 15 and seized 162 kilograms of suspected herbal cannabis, estimated to be worth €3.2 million. The seizure was part of Operation Tara, an organised crime investigation run by the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau. A man in his 50s was arrested in connection with the operation and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda station in the north Dublin area. The sources give no name, nationality, charge or court date for him, and as of the 21 March 2024 reports gardaí said investigations were ongoing and the drugs were being sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
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- Arrested20 Mar
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gardaí seized 162 kilograms of suspected herbal cannabis, estimated to be worth €3.2 million.
- Where
- Gardaí intercepted and searched a vehicle on the M50 in Dublin 15, in the Blanchardstown area.
- When
- The vehicle was intercepted and searched at about 5pm on Wednesday 20 March 2024.
- Investigation
- The seizure was part of ongoing investigations into organised crime under Operation Tara, carried out by the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau.
- The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
- Gardaí said investigations into the seizure are ongoing.
- Other details
- A male in his 50s was arrested in connection with the operation.
- The man was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda station in the north Dublin area.
- Charges
- No charge against the man is reported in the sources.
24 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí seized €3.2 million of suspected cannabis in an operation on 20 March 2024. (garda.ie)
- what162 kilograms of suspected herbal cannabis was seized. (garda.ie)
- whatThe seized drugs have an estimated value of €3.2 million. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- what162 kilograms of suspected herbal cannabis were seized. (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whereGardaí intercepted and searched a vehicle on the M50 in Dublin 15. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe man is held at a Garda station in the north Dublin area. (garda.ie)
- whereThe vehicle was searched on the M50 in Dublin 15. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe vehicle was searched at approximately 5pm on 20 March 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe search took place at about 5pm on a Wednesday. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe seizure happened on a Wednesday. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe vehicle was intercepted on 20 March at about 5pm. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe operation was part of ongoing investigations into organised crime under Operation Tara. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe operation was carried out by the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe seizure was part of ongoing investigations targeting organised crime under Operation Tara. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe search was carried out by officers attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí said investigations into the seizure are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherA male aged in his 50s was arrested in connection with the operation. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe arrested man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. (garda.ie)
- otherThe seized drugs are estimated to be worth €3.2 million. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe man was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda station in the north Dublin area. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherA male in his 50s was arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda station in the north Dublin area. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 21 Mar2024Man arrested as €3.2 million worth of cannabis seized after vehicle searched
Reports the 162kg seizure on the M50 with an estimated value of €3.2 million, the arrest of a man in his 50s, and the link to Operation Tara. No existing case in the list matches this M50 seizure.
suspect, 50s, male - 21 Mar2024Man arrested after major €3.2m cannabis haul seized from vehicle on M50
First report of this seizure. The article gives the day only as Wednesday, with no date, and it does not name the man. No existing case matches this seizure.
suspect, 50s, male - 20 Mar2024Operation Tara – Arrest and €3.2 million of Cannabis seized by GNDOCB, M50, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, 20th March 2024
Official Garda press release giving the seizure details, the vehicle interception, the arrest and detention, and that the drugs will go for analysis to Forensic Science Ireland. It adds that the operation was under Operation Tara by the GNDOCB and gives the time as about 5pm.
suspect, 50s, male