Ireland Man arrested after €40,000 cannabis found in car on M7, Portlaoise
A man in his 40s was arrested after cannabis herb worth approximately €40,000 was found in his car during a search by the Roads Policing Unit at Portlaoise on the M7 motorway in County Laois on 28 March 2023, as part of Operation Tara.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested28 Mar
6 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports39 statements extracted from the articles
- whatCannabis herb worth approximately €40,000 was seized following a search of the car. (garda.ie, kildarenow.com)
- whatThe driver, a man in his 40s, was arrested. (garda.ie)
- whatThe driver was a man in his 40s who was arrested. (kildarenow.com)
- whatCannabis herb valued at €40,000 was discovered in the car (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe driver was a man in his 40s who was arrested and taken to a Garda Station in Laois (leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- whatA man was arrested when Gardaí stopped a car and seized a large amount of drugs on the motorway in Laois. (offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- whatCannabis herb valued at €40,000 was discovered as part of Operation TARA. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatFollowing a search of the car, cannabis herb worth approximately €40,000 was seized. (offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- whatCannabis herb valued at €40,000 was discovered. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatCannabis herb worth approximately €40,000 was seized from the car. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe man was taken to a Garda Station in County Laois. (garda.ie)
- whereThe car was stopped on the M7 in Portlaoise by the Roads Policing Unit (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereGardaí from the Roads Policing Unit at Portlaoise stopped the car on the M7 in Portlaoise. (offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe car was stopped on the M7 in Portlaoise, County Laois. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe stop took place on Tuesday, 28 March 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí from the Roads Policing Unit at Portlaoise stopped a car on the M7 in Portlaoise, County Laois on 28 March 2023. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. (garda.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationHe can be detained for up to seven days. (garda.ie, kildarenow.com)
- investigationAll of the drugs seized are subject to analysis. (garda.ie, kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe investigation is ongoing. (garda.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí from the Roads Policing Unit at Portlaoise stopped a car on the M7 in Portlaoise on Tuesday 28 March 2023. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe investigation is ongoing and further updates will follow. (kildarenow.com, longfordleader.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe arrest was made as part of Operation TARA, launched two years ago to disrupt and dismantle drug trafficking networks (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationHe can be held for up to seven days (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationThe drugs seized will be subjected to analysis (leinsterexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- investigationOperation Tara was launched by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris in July 2021 (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationThe man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, and can be held for up to seven days. (offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- investigationThe drugs seized will be subjected to analysis and the investigation is ongoing. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationThe arrest was part of Operation Tara, launched two years ago to disrupt and dismantle drug trafficking networks. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationThe seizure was carried out as part of Operation Tara. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe man was arrested and taken to a Garda Station in County Laois. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe seized drugs are subject to technical analysis. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeHe is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe man was taken to a Garda Station in County Laois and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. (kildarenow.com)
- otherOperation Tara is an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy launched in July 2021. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe focus of Operation Tara is to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks at all levels involved in the importation, distribution, cultivation, production, local sale and supply of controlled drugs. (kildarenow.com)
- otherOperation Tara was launched by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris in July 2021 to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks. (offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- otherHe can be detained at the station for up to seven days. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherOperation Tara is an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy launched by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris in July 2021. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 29 Mar2023Gardai find drugs worth €40k during search of car on motorway as man arrested
Reports the arrest, seizure value, detention under the Drug Trafficking Act, and that the investigation is ongoing.
suspect, 40s, male - 29 Mar2023Man arrested as gardai in Midlands make major drugs seizure
Confirms the man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, and can be held for up to seven days. States the drugs will be subjected to analysis and the investigation is ongoing.
suspect, 40s, male - 29 Mar2023Gardai make major drugs seizure after stopping car on motorway in the Midlands
Confirms the man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, and can be held for up to seven days. States the drugs will be subjected to analysis and the investigation is ongoing.
suspect, 40s, male - 29 Mar2023Major drugs seizure in Garda operation on motorway in Laois
Adds detail on the detention under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 (up to seven days), confirms the drugs will be subjected to analysis, and provides background on Operation Tara's launch by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris in July 2021.
suspect, 40s, male - 29 Mar2023LATEST: Gardaí stop car on M7 and seize €40k worth of drugs
Confirms the arrest and adds that the man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 for up to seven days, that the seized drugs are subject to analysis, and that the investigation is ongoing.
suspect, 40s, male - 28 Mar2023Operation Tara – Drugs worth €40,000 seized in County Laois – 28th March 2023
Official garda.ie press release confirming the arrest and seizure; states the man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, for up to seven days, and that all drugs are subject to analysis.
suspect, 40s, male