Case No. 5856Drug trafficking (cannabis) · Co. Dublin · 15 May 2024

Man charged after €660,000 cannabis seized in Dublin city

On 15 May 2024, Revenue officers and Gardaí seized 33 kilograms of cannabis worth €660,000 at a premises in Dublin city, in a joint operation by Revenue's Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau. A follow-up search under warrant was carried out at a premises in Dublin city. A man in his 50s was arrested by the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau and detained at a Garda station in Dublin under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. He has since been charged and was due to appear before CCJ District Court No. 1 on Thursday 16 May 2024, as reported on 17 May 2024.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged17 May
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • Revenue officers and Gardaí seized a cannabis haul worth €660,000 in Dublin.
  • The seizure was 33 kilograms of cannabis.
Where
The cannabis was seized at a premises in Dublin city.
When
The incident took place on 15 May 2024, a Wednesday.
Investigation
  • The seizure resulted from a joint effort between Revenue's Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau.
  • A follow-up search was conducted under warrant at a premises in Dublin city.
Other details
  • A man aged in his 50s was arrested by the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau.
  • The man was detained at a Garda station in Dublin under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
Charges
The man has since been charged.
In court
The man was due to appear before CCJ District Court No. 1 on Thursday 16 May 2024.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatRevenue officers and Gardaí seized a cannabis haul worth €660,000 in Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe seizure was 33 kilograms of cannabis. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe cannabis was seized at a premises in Dublin city. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe haul was discovered on Wednesday. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe seizure resulted from a joint effort between Revenue's Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationA follow-up search was conducted under warrant at a premises in Dublin city. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeThe man has since been charged. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe man was due to appear before CCJ District Court No. 1 on Thursday 16 May 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherA man aged in his 50s was arrested by the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau and detained at a Garda station in Dublin under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 17 May2024
    Cannabis haul worth €660k seized in joint operation as one arrest made

    Reports the cannabis seizure, the follow-up warrant search, and the arrest and charge of a man in his 50s. The article also mentions a separate Clondalkin firearms seizure, which is not recorded here.

    accused, 50s, male