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Case No. 21659Drugs offence (cannabis seizure) · Co. Waterford · 24 Mar 2023

Man arrested over €106,000 cannabis seizure in Waterford

On 24 March 2023, an intelligence-led joint operation by Revenue's Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, and the Waterford Divisional Drugs Unit seized approximately 5.3kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of over €106,000 in the Waterford area. A man in his 30s was arrested in connection with the seizure. He is being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in Co. Waterford.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested24 Mar
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Approximately 5.3kg of herbal cannabis was seized.
  • The cannabis had an estimated value of over €106,000.
  • A man in his 30s was arrested by An Garda Síochána.
Where
  • The seizure took place in the Waterford area.
  • The man is held at a Garda station in Co. Waterford.
When
The operation took place on Friday 24 March 2023.
Investigation
  • The operation was intelligence-led and conducted jointly by Revenue's Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, and the Waterford Divisional Drugs Unit.
  • The man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatApproximately 5.3kg of herbal cannabis was seized. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe cannabis had an estimated value of over €106,000. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatA male in his 30s was arrested by An Garda Síochána. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe seizure took place in the Waterford area. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe man is held at a Garda station in Co. Waterford. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe operation took place on Friday 24 March 2023. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe operation was intelligence-led. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 24 Mar2023
    Arrestedcorkbeo.ie, first report
    Man arrested as gardai make big drug bust in Waterford

    Initial report of the arrest and seizure; the man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in Co. Waterford.

    suspect, 30s, male