Ireland Man arrested over €100,000 cannabis seizure in Kildare
Cannabis herb worth €100,000 was found in a stolen motor van in Allenwood, Co Kildare on 9 October 2021 during Operation Tara. The drugs were sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis and the van was technically examined by scenes of crime officers. On 18 October 2021, a man in his 30s was arrested in Co Kildare as part of a follow-up operation. He is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Naas Garda Station for up to seven days, and the investigation is ongoing.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested9 Oct
4 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Cannabis herb worth €100,000 was found in a stolen motor van.
- Where
- The seizure took place in Allenwood, Co Kildare.
- When
- The cannabis was found on 9 October 2021 and the man was arrested on 18 October 2021.
- Investigation
- The seizure was carried out as part of Operation Tara, the Garda's national anti-drugs strategy.
- The drugs were sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis and the van was technically examined by scenes of crime officers.
- A man in his 30s was arrested in Co Kildare during a follow-up operation.
- In court
- The man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Naas Garda Station for up to seven days.
- Other details
- The investigation is ongoing.
34 statements extracted from the articles
- whatCannabis herb worth €100,000 was seized (garda.ie, rte.ie)
- what€100,000 worth of cannabis herb was seized (irishtimes.com, kildarenow.com)
- whatA man in his 30s was arrested by gardaí on Monday (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe cannabis was found in a stolen motor van (kildarenow.com)
- whatA man in his 30s was arrested (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe cannabis was found in a stolen motor van in Allenwood, Co Kildare (garda.ie)
- whereThe man was arrested in Co Kildare (garda.ie)
- whereThe cannabis was found while searching a stolen van in Allenwood, Co Kildare on 9 October (rte.ie)
- whereThe cannabis was found during a search of a stolen van in Allenwood, Co Kildare (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe seizure took place in Allenwood, County Kildare (kildarenow.com)
- whereHe is held at Naas Garda Station (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe seizure took place on 9 October 2021 (garda.ie)
- whenThe man was arrested on Monday 18 October 2021 (garda.ie)
- whenThe arrest was made during a follow-up operation on 18 October 2021 (rte.ie)
- whenThe cannabis was found on 9 October (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe drugs were seized on Saturday, 9 October 2021 (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe arrest took place on Monday, 18 October 2021 (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe operation was part of Operation Tara (garda.ie)
- investigationThe seized drugs were sent for analysis to FSI (garda.ie)
- investigationThe van was technically examined by local Garda scenes of crime officers (garda.ie, kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe investigation is ongoing (garda.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com, kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe seizure was carried out as part of Operation Tara (rte.ie, kildarenow.com)
- investigationGardaí from Naas recovered the cannabis (rte.ie)
- investigationThe drugs were sent for analysis to FSI (rte.ie)
- investigationThe van was technically examined (rte.ie)
- investigationThe man is detained at Naas Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 (irishtimes.com)
- investigationHe may be held for up to seven days (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe drugs were sent for analysis to Forensic Science Ireland (irishtimes.com, kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe van was technically examined by local officers (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe man was arrested as part of a follow-up operation on Monday (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe drugs were seized under Operation Tara, the Garda's national anti-drugs strategy (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Naas Garda Station (garda.ie, rte.ie)
- courtHe can be held for up to seven days (garda.ie, rte.ie, kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 18 Oct2021Kildare drugs raid: Man held after €100,0000 of cannabis found in Allenwood
Reports the arrest of a man in his 30s following the seizure of €100,000 worth of cannabis from a stolen van in Allenwood during Operation Tara; he is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Naas Garda Station.
suspect, 30s, male - 18 Oct2021Man arrested in Kildare following €100,000 cannabis herb seizure
Reports the arrest of a man in his 30s as part of a follow-up operation after €100,000 worth of cannabis was found in a stolen van in Allenwood, Co Kildare, on 9 October 2021.
suspect, 30s, male - 18 Oct2021Man arrested after seizure of cannabis worth €100,000
Confirms the man in his 30s was arrested on 18 October during a follow-up operation, detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Naas Garda Station for up to seven days, and that the drugs were sent to FSI for analysis and the van was technically examined.
suspect, 30s, male - 9 Oct2021One Man Arrested - Drug Seizure €100,000 Cannabis Herb Co Kildare 9th October 2021 – Operation Tara
Official Garda press release confirming the arrest, the man's detention under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Naas Garda Station for up to seven days, and that the drugs were sent to FSI for analysis while the van was technically examined by scenes of crime officers.
suspect, 30s, male