Ireland Man charged after €125k of benzodiazepine tablets seized in Tipperary Town
On Wednesday 24 April 2024, Revenue officers, the GNDOCB and the Tipperary Divisional Drugs Unit seized approximately 62,500 suspected Alprazolam and Clonazepam benzodiazepine tablets, with an estimated street value of €125,000, in Tipperary Town, County Tipperary. A man in his 40s and a woman in his 30s were arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in County Tipperary. The woman in her 30s was released without charge, and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. The man in his 40s has been charged and was scheduled to appear before Nenagh District Court on Thursday 25 April 2024, and investigations are ongoing.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested24 Apr
- Charged25 Apr
- In court24 Apr
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Revenue officers seized approximately 62,500 suspected Alprazolam and Clonazepam tablets.
- The seized tablets had an estimated street value of €125,000.
- Where
- The seizure took place in Tipperary Town, County Tipperary.
- When
- The seizure took place on Wednesday 24 April 2024, in the evening.
- Cause
- The tablets are benzodiazepine medication that is legitimately prescribed for anxiety and panic disorders but is sold illegally as street drugs.
- Investigation
- The seizure was made in an intelligence-led multi-agency operation by Revenue, the GNDOCB and the Tipperary Divisional Drugs Unit.
- A man in his 40s and a woman in his 30s were arrested.
- Investigations are ongoing.
- Other details
- Both were detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in County Tipperary, which Cork Beo calls the Drug Trafficking Act.
- The woman in her 30s was released without charge, and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
- The sources name no victim and report no sentence.
- Charges
- The man in his 40s has been charged.
- In court
- The man is scheduled to appear before Nenagh District Court on Thursday 25 April 2024.
27 statements extracted from the articles
- whatControlled drugs worth €125,000 were seized. (garda.ie)
- whatRevenue officers seized approximately 62,500 suspected Alprazolam and Clonazepam tablets. (garda.ie)
- whatThe seized tablets had an estimated street value of €125,000. (garda.ie)
- whatRevenue seized around 62,500 suspected Alprazolam and Clonazepam tablets. (corkbeo.ie)
- whereThe seizure took place in Tipperary. (garda.ie)
- whereThe seizure took place in Tipperary Town. (garda.ie)
- whereThe tablets were seized in Tipperary Town. (corkbeo.ie)
- whenThe operation took place on 24 April 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe operation took place on Wednesday 24 April 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe seizure took place on the evening before the article was published. (corkbeo.ie)
- causeThe tablets are controlled benzodiazepine medication sold illegally as street drugs. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationThe seizure was made in a joint operation by GNDOCB and Revenue. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe operation was an intelligence-led multi-agency operation involving Revenue, the GNDOCB and the Tipperary Divisional Drugs Unit. (garda.ie)
- investigationA man in his 40s and a woman in his 30s were arrested. (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe seizure was made in a multi-agency operation by Revenue, GNDOCB and the Tipperary Divisional Drugs Unit. (corkbeo.ie)
- chargeA man in his 40s arrested in connection with the investigation has been charged. (garda.ie)
- chargeThe man in his 40s was charged. (corkbeo.ie)
- courtThe man is scheduled to appear before a sitting of the District Court in Nenagh on Thursday 25 April 2024. (garda.ie)
- courtThe man is scheduled to appear before Nenagh District Court on 25 April 2024. (corkbeo.ie)
- otherA woman in her 30s, also arrested, has been released without charge. (garda.ie)
- otherA file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the woman. (garda.ie)
- otherThe two arrested people were detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda Station in County Tipperary. (garda.ie)
- otherThe drugs have an estimated street value of €125,000. (corkbeo.ie)
- otherA man in his 40s and a woman in her 30s were arrested under the Drug Trafficking Act at a station in Co Tipperary. (corkbeo.ie)
- otherThe woman in her 30s was released without charge. (corkbeo.ie)
- otherA file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions as investigations continue. (corkbeo.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 25 Apr2024Man and woman arrested in Tipperary after €125k of controlled tablets seized
Reports the seizure of around 62,500 suspected benzodiazepine tablets in Tipperary Town, the arrest of a man and a woman, the man's charge and the woman's release without charge.
accused, 40s, malesuspect, 30s, female - 24 Apr2024€125,000 Controlled Drugs Seized - GNDOCB and Revenue Joint Operation, Tipperary, 24th April 2024
Official Garda and Revenue press release confirming the seizure and arrests, naming the agencies involved and stating investigations are ongoing. It does not mention any charges.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 30s, female - 24 Apr2024Court Appearance - €125,000 Controlled Drugs Seized - GNDOCB and Revenue Joint Operation, Tipperary, 24th April 2024
Official Garda press release confirming the man in his 40s has been charged and is due in Nenagh District Court on 25 April 2024, and that the woman in her 30s was released without charge with a file to the DPP.
accused, 40s, malesuspect, 30s, female