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Case No. 5945Drug trafficking (cannabis) · Co. Cork · 2 May 2024

Man charged after €80,000 cannabis seized in Skibbereen, Co Cork

Gardaí and Revenue seized 4.1kg of cannabis herb, estimated at €80,000, at a property in Skibbereen on Thursday 2 May 2024. A man in his 30s was arrested, charged and due before Bandon District Court.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged2 May
    2 reports
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
18 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí seized about 4 kilos of cannabis herb. (garda.ie)
  • whatThe cannabis herb was vacuum packed and ready for distribution. (garda.ie)
  • whatOfficers seized 4.1kg of cannabis. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe cannabis was vacuum-packed and ready for distribution. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe search took place at a property in Skibbereen, Co Cork. (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe search warrant was executed on the Thursday morning, 2 May 2024. (garda.ie)
  • whenThe search warrant was executed on the morning of Thursday 2 May 2024. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe operation was planned and involved the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, Revenue and the Cork West Divisional Drugs unit. (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe search warrant was executed under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977. (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe seizure was a planned joint operation by GNDOCB, Revenue and the Cork West Divisional Drugs unit. (corkbeo.ie)
  • chargeThe man has since been charged. (garda.ie)
  • chargeThe man has been charged. (corkbeo.ie)
  • courtThe man is due to appear before Bandon District Court on Friday 3 May 2024. (garda.ie)
  • courtThe man was due to appear before Bandon District Court on Friday 3 May 2024. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherThe cannabis has an estimated street value of about €80,000, subject to analysis. (garda.ie)
  • otherA man in his 30s was arrested and detained at a Garda station in West Cork. (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie)
  • otherThe cannabis had an estimated street value of about €80,000, subject to analysis. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherThe man was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 3 May2024
    Chargedcorkbeo.ie, first report
    Man arrested as Gardaí seize €80k of cannabis in West Cork

    First report of this seizure. Adds the location, the joint operation, the legislation used, and the charge and court date.

    accused, 30s, male
  2. 2 May2024
    Chargedgarda.ie, follow-up
    Cannabis Herb €80,000 seized, Arrest and Court Appearance, Skibbereen, Co. Cork. 2nd May, 2024.

    Official Garda release for the same incident. It adds that the search was a planned joint operation under a search warrant, that the cannabis was vacuum packed and ready for distribution, and that the arrest was under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. It states the man has since been charged and is due before Bandon District Court on Friday 3 May 2024.

    accused, 30s, male