Ireland Man arrested after drugs worth over €70,000 seized in Ballyfermot, Dublin
On Friday 15 March 2024, Clondalkin and Ballyfermot Drugs Unit gardaí carried out an intelligence-led operation under Operation Tara and searched a residential property in Ballyfermot, Dublin. They seized cannabis resin, methamphetamine, cocaine and a sum of cash, with an estimated value over €70,000 pending analysis, and a man in his 50s was arrested and detained at a Garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. The drugs were sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis, and the investigation is ongoing. On 17 March 2024 the man was reported as charged in connection with the case and was due before Dublin District Court at 2pm that day.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested16 Mar
3 reports - Charged15 Mar
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Cannabis resin, methamphetamine, cocaine and a sum of cash were seized.
- The seized drugs have an estimated street value of over €70,000, pending analysis.
- Where
- A residential property in Ballyfermot, Dublin, was searched.
- When
- The search took place on Friday, 15 March 2024.
- Investigation
- Clondalkin and Ballyfermot Drugs Unit gardaí carried out an intelligence-led operation as part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the west Dublin area.
- A man in his 50s was arrested after the raid and detained at a Garda station in the Dublin region.
- The seized drugs were sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
- The investigation is ongoing.
- Other details
- The seizure was made under Operation Tara, an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy launched in July 2021.
- The man was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
- Charges
- The man has been charged in connection with the case, according to a Garda statement issued on 17 March 2024.
- In court
- The man is due to appear before Dublin District Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice at 2pm on Sunday, 17 March 2024.
29 statements extracted from the articles
- whatDrugs worth over €70,000 were seized. (garda.ie)
- whatA man was arrested after a large quantity of drugs were found in a west Dublin house. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatCannabis resin, methamphetamine, cocaine and cash were seized. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatDrugs with an estimated street value of more than €70,000 were seized. (irishtimes.com)
- whatCannabis resin, methamphetamine and cocaine were seized. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA sum of cash was also seized. (irishtimes.com)
- whatCocaine, cannabis resin and methamphetamine were found at the home, along with cash. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe seized drugs have an estimated value of over €70,000, pending analysis. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe seizure took place in Ballyfermot. (garda.ie)
- whereA house in Ballyfermot was searched. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereA man in his 50s is in custody at a Garda station in the Dublin region. (irishtimes.com)
- whereA residential property in Ballyfermot was searched. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe operation was an intelligence-led operation carried out on Friday. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe operation took place on Friday, 15 March 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA man in his 50s was arrested following the seizure. (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí from the Clondalkin and Ballyfermot Drugs Unit carried out an intelligence-led operation. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe investigation is ongoing. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe investigation into the sale and supply of controlled drugs in west Dublin is ongoing. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe seized drugs were sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe man has been charged in connection with the case. (garda.ie)
- chargeThe man was detained at a Garda station under drug-trafficking legislation. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe man is expected to appear before Dublin District Court on Sunday afternoon. (garda.ie)
- otherThe seized drugs have an estimated value over €70,000, pending analysis. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherA man aged in his 50s was arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at a Garda station in the Dublin Region. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe man is being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe seizure was made under Operation Tara, a national anti-drugs strategy. (irishtimes.com)
- otherA man in his 50s was arrested after the raid. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe raid was carried out by Clondalkin and Ballyfermot Drugs Unit gardaí as part of Operation Tara. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 16 Mar2024Man arrested following seizure of drugs worth over €70,000 in Dublin
Irish Mirror report on the Ballyfermot raid; adds the Garda statement, the drug types, the Operation Tara context and that the drugs are with Forensic Science Ireland.
suspect, 50s, male - 16 Mar2024Man arrested over seizure of cannabis, methamphetamine and cocaine
Reports a Friday intelligence-led search in Ballyfermot, the seized drugs and cash, and the arrest of a man in his 50s under Section 2 of the drug trafficking Act. No existing case matches this incident.
suspect, 50s, male - 16 Mar2024Man arrested after €70,000 drugs seized from west Dublin house
Reports a search of a house in Ballyfermot, the seizure of cannabis resin, methamphetamine, cocaine and cash, and the arrest of a man in his 50s. No existing case matches this Ballyfermot search.
suspect, 50s, male - 15 Mar2024Court Appearance - Operation Tara - Drug Seizure and Arrest in Ballyfermot, Friday 15th March 2024
Adds that the man arrested over the Ballyfermot drugs seizure has now been charged and is due before Dublin District Court at 2pm on Sunday 17 March 2024.
accused, 50s, male