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Case No. 18727Drug possession · Co. Dublin · 3 Jan 2024

Man arrested after heroin seized in Dublin and Meath searches

On 3 January 2024, gardaí searched a premises in Scribblestown, Dublin 15, and seized heroin worth about €81,000. A follow-up search of a premises near Navan, Co Meath, found suspected heroin worth about €155,400 and a hydraulic press. A man in his 30s was arrested and held at a garda station in west Dublin, and the drugs were sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. As of 4 January 2024, gardaí said investigations were ongoing and no charge had been reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested4 Jan
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • Heroin worth about €81,000 was found in a search of a premises in Scribblestown, Dublin 15.
  • The Navan search found suspected heroin worth about €155,400, which the sources describe as heroin or suspected heroin.
Where
  • The seizures took place in searches in Dublin and Co Meath, with total drugs reported as worth more than €235,000.
  • A follow-up search at a premises near Navan, Co Meath, took place after the Scribblestown search.
When
The Scribblestown search took place on the morning of 3 January 2024, and was reported on 4 January 2024.
Other details
  • A hydraulic press was seized in the follow-up search near Navan.
  • A man in his 30s was arrested and held at a garda station in west Dublin.
Investigation
  • The drugs have been sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
  • Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.
Charges
No charge is reported in the sources.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatHeroin worth about €81,000 was found in a search of a premises in Scribblestown, Dublin 15. (rte.ie)
  • whereThe seizures took place in searches in Dublin and Co Meath. (rte.ie)
  • whereA follow-up search at a premises near Navan, Co Meath, found suspected heroin and a hydraulic press. (rte.ie)
  • whenThe Scribblestown search took place the previous morning. (rte.ie)
  • investigationThe drugs have been sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. (rte.ie)
  • investigationGardaí say investigations are ongoing. (rte.ie)
  • otherA man in his 30s was arrested and held at a garda station in west Dublin. (rte.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 4 Jan2024
    Arrestedrte.ie, first report
    Arrest after heroin seized in Dublin, Meath searches

    Reports the arrest of a man in his 30s after heroin was seized in a Scribblestown search and a follow-up search near Navan, Co Meath.

    suspect, 30s, male