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Case No. 18492Drug possession · Co. Galway · 24 Jan 2024

Man arrested after €32,000 drugs seizure in Rahoon, Galway City

On Wednesday 24 January 2024, Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs Unit searched a home in the Rahoon area of Galway City and seized drugs with an estimated combined value of €32,000, along with €1,400 in cash. A man in his 20s was arrested at the scene and is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1997. Reporting on 25 January 2024 said the drugs will be sent for further analysis and the investigation is ongoing.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested25 Jan
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Gardaí seized cannabis, cocaine, ketamine, tablets, LSD and MDMA.
  • The drugs had an estimated combined value of €32,000.
  • Gardaí also seized €1,400 in cash from the premises.
Where
The search took place at a home in the Rahoon area of Galway City.
When
The search took place on Wednesday 24 January 2024.
Other details
  • The search was carried out by Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs Unit.
  • A man in his 20s was arrested at the scene of the raid.
Charges
The man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1997, at a Garda station in the Galway region.
Investigation
The drugs will be sent for further analysis and the investigation is ongoing.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatDrugs seized included cannabis, cocaine, ketamine, tablets, LSD and MDMA, estimated at €32,000 combined. (galwaydaily.com)
  • whatGardaí also seized €1,400 in cash from the premises. (galwaydaily.com)
  • whereThe search took place at a home in the Rahoon area of Galway City. (galwaydaily.com)
  • whenThe search took place on Wednesday 24 January 2024. (galwaydaily.com)
  • investigationThe drugs will be sent for further analysis and the investigation is ongoing. (galwaydaily.com)
  • chargeThe man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1997. (galwaydaily.com)
  • otherA man in his 20s was arrested at the scene of the raid. (galwaydaily.com)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 25 Jan2024
    Arrestedgalwaydaily.com, first report
    Man arrested in connection with €32,000 drugs raid in Galway City - Galway Daily

    First report of this raid. No existing case matches the Rahoon search of 24 January 2024.

    suspect, 20s, male