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Case No. 29625Possession of drugs (cannabis); drug trafficking · Co. Meath · 8 Oct 2021

Man arrested over €114,000 cannabis seizure in Navan

A man in his 50s was arrested on 15 October 2021 in connection with the seizure of cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €114,000 and drug paraphernalia at a residence in Navan, County Meath. The search was carried out on 8 October 2021 by Gardaí from the Meath Divisional Drugs Unit as part of Operation Tara under a warrant issued under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977. The man is detained at Trim Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking Act) 1996. The seized drugs are to be sent for further analysis and investigations are ongoing.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested8 Oct
    2 reports
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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What happened
Cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €114,000 and drug paraphernalia were seized.
Where
The search was carried out at a residence in Navan, County Meath.
When
The search took place on 8 October 2021 and the arrest took place on 15 October 2021.
Investigation
  • The operation was part of Operation Tara, conducted by Gardaí from the Meath Divisional Drugs Unit under a search warrant issued under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977.
  • The seized drugs will be sent for further analysis and investigations are ongoing.
Other details
A man in his 50s was arrested and is detained at Trim Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking Act) 1996.
20 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatCannabis herb with an estimated street value of €114,000 was seized (garda.ie)
  • whatDrug paraphernalia was also seized (garda.ie)
  • whatA man in his 50s was arrested in connection with the seizure (garda.ie)
  • whatCannabis herb worth €114,000 was seized (rte.ie)
  • whatDrugs and drug paraphernalia were discovered at the house (rte.ie)
  • whatA man in his 50s was arrested in relation to the seizure (rte.ie)
  • whereThe search was at a residence in Navan, County Meath (garda.ie)
  • whereThe man is detained at Trim Garda Station (garda.ie)
  • whereThe search was carried out at a house in Navan (rte.ie)
  • whereThe man is being held at Trim Garda Station (rte.ie)
  • whenThe search took place on Friday morning, 8 October 2021 (garda.ie)
  • whenThe arrest took place on Friday, 15 October 2021 (garda.ie)
  • whenThe search took place on Friday 8 October (rte.ie)
  • investigationThe operation was part of Operation Tara (garda.ie)
  • investigationGardaí from the Meath Divisional Drugs Unit executed a search warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977 (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe seized drugs will be sent for further analysis (garda.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe search was part of Operation Tara (rte.ie)
  • investigationGardaí say investigations are ongoing (rte.ie)
  • otherHe is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking Act) 1996 (garda.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Oct2021
    Arrestedrte.ie, its first report
    Man held after cannabis worth €114,000 seized in Navan

    Reports the arrest of a man in his 50s following the seizure of €114,000 worth of cannabis and drug paraphernalia in Navan.

    suspect, 50s, male
  2. 8 Oct2021
    Arrestedgarda.ie, first report
    One Man Arrested and €114,000 Cannabis Herb Seized, Navan, Co.Meath - 8th October 2021

    Garda press release confirming the arrest and seizure, specifying the man is detained at Trim Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking Act) 1996 and that the drugs will be sent for further analysis.

    suspect, 50s, male