Ireland Man charged after €200,000 cannabis seized in Limerick
A man in his 20s was arrested and charged after Revenue officers seized approximately 10 kilograms of suspected cannabis worth an estimated €200,000 during a joint operation in Limerick on 1 March 2023, targeting organised crime groups.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested1 Mar
3 reports - Charged3 Mar
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports26 statements extracted from the articles
- whatCannabis worth an estimated €200,000 was seized (limerickleader.ie)
- whatApproximately 10 kilograms of suspected cannabis herb was seized by Revenue officers (limerickleader.ie)
- whatA man in his 20s was arrested following the seizure of 10kg of suspected cannabis herb in Limerick (corkbeo.ie)
- whatThe investigation uncovered 10kg of suspected cannabis herb (corkbeo.ie)
- whatThe seized cannabis herb is estimated to be worth €200,000 (corkbeo.ie)
- whatRevenue officers seized approximately 10kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €200,000 in Limerick (limerickpost.ie)
- whatRevenue officers seized approximately 10 kilograms of suspected cannabis herb. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatThe estimated value of the cannabis was €200,000. (limerickleader.ie)
- whatA man in his 20s was arrested. (limerickleader.ie)
- whereThe exact location of the search operation was not disclosed (limerickleader.ie)
- whereThe man was detained at Henry Street Garda station in Limerick city. (limerickleader.ie)
- whenThe joint operation was carried out on Wednesday, 1 March 2023. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationThe operation was a joint operation by GNDOCB, the Limerick Divisional Drugs Unit and the Revenue Customs Service (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationThe operation was intelligence-led and targeted organised crime (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationThe man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Henry Street Garda station (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationThe man can be detained without charge for up to seven days (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationThe operation was part of ongoing joint investigations targeting organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationThe drugs were seized as part of a joint agency operation between the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, the Limerick Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue's Customs Service (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationThe man is being detained at Henry Street Garda Station (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationInvestigations into the case are ongoing (limerickpost.ie)
- investigationThe operation involved personnel from the GNDOCB, the Limerick Divisional Drugs Unit and the Revenue Customs Service. (limerickleader.ie)
- investigationThe operation was part of an ongoing joint investigation targeting organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs. (limerickleader.ie)
- chargeThe suspect has been charged. (limerickleader.ie)
- courtThe man appeared before the courts. (limerickleader.ie)
- otherA man in his twenties was arrested and detained under the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act at Henry Street Garda Station (limerickpost.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 3 Mar2023Man charged following significant drugs seizure in Limerick
Reports the arrest, charging and court appearance of a man in his 20s following a €200,000 cannabis seizure in Limerick as part of a joint GNDOCB, Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue operation targeting organised crime.
suspect, 20s, male - 1 Mar2023Man arrested as €200,000 worth of cannabis seized in Limerick
Original report from the day of the seizure confirming the man is detained under the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act at Henry Street Garda Station and that the operation involved Revenue's Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and the Limerick Divisional Drugs Unit.
suspect, 20s, male - 1 Mar2023Man, 20s, arrested after 10kg of cannabis seized in Limerick
Reports the arrest and detention at Henry Street Garda Station; confirms the joint operation details and the €200,000 estimated value of the 10kg cannabis seizure.
suspect, 20s, male - 1 Mar2023BREAKING: Man arrested following significant drugs seizure in Limerick
Initial breaking-news report of the arrest and detention; confirms the man is held under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act at Henry Street and can be detained without charge for up to seven days. The exact location of the search was not disclosed.
suspect, 20s, male