Ireland Man charged over €1.1m cannabis seizure in Kildare
On 15 March 2023, Revenue officers seized approximately 55 kilograms of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €1.1 million in County Kildare during a joint intelligence-led operation by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and the Revenue Customs Service targeting an organised crime group. A man aged 43 was arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda Station in Kildare. He has since been charged by Gardaí. He is due to appear before Naas District Court on 16 March 2023 at 10.30am.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested15 Mar
6 reports - Charged15 Mar
3 reports - In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Approximately 55 kilograms of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €1,100,000 was seized.
- Where
- The seizure took place in the Kildare area.
- When
- The operation was carried out on Wednesday, 15 March 2023.
- Investigation
- The operation was a joint intelligence-led operation by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and the Revenue Customs Service targeting persons suspected to be involved in an organised crime group in the Kildare area.
- A man aged 43 was arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda Station in County Kildare.
- Charges
- The man has been charged by Gardaí.
- In court
- The man is due to appear before Naas District Court on 16 March 2023 at 10.30am.
- Other details
- Investigations are ongoing.
43 statements extracted from the articles
- what55kg of herbal cannabis was seized (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe drugs were worth €1.1 million (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA massive drugs seizure took place in Kildare (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatApproximately 55 kilograms of herbal cannabis was seized (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe cannabis had an estimated value of €1,100,000 (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatOne male aged 43 was arrested (offalyexpress.ie, kildarenow.com)
- whatApproximately 55 kilograms of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €1,100,000 was seized. (kildarenow.com, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatRevenue officers seized around 55 kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €1,100,000 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man aged 43 was arrested (irishmirror.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatApproximately 55kg of herbal cannabis was discovered in the Kildare area (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe cannabis has an estimated value of €1.1 million (irishtimes.com)
- whatA man in his 40s was charged following the cannabis seizure (irishtimes.com)
- whatRevenue officers seized approximately 55 kilograms of herbal cannabis (irishtimes.com)
- whatOver €1 million worth of herbal cannabis was seized in County Kildare (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe man is detained at a Garda Station in Kildare (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe operation took place on Wednesday 15 March 2023. (garda.ie)
- whenThe search was carried out on Wednesday, 15 March 2023 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe joint operation took place on 15 March 2023 (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe intelligence-led operation was conducted on Wednesday, 15 March 2023 (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe seizure took place on 15 March 2023 (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe arrest followed a joint operation by the GNDOCB and Revenue Customs Service. (garda.ie, kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe operation was a joint operation by gardaí and Revenue (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe raid was intelligence-led (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe operation targeted people suspected of involvement in a drug gang in the Kildare area (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe man is being held under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe operation was intelligence-led targeting persons suspected to be involved in an organised crime group in the Kildare area (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationThe operation was conducted jointly by Revenue Customs Service and the GNDOCB (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationThe operation was a joint operation by the Revenue Customs Service and the GNDOCB. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe operation was intelligence-led and targeted persons suspected to be involved in an organised crime group in the Kildare area. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe operation was intelligence-led targeting persons suspected to be involved in an organised crime group operating in the Kildare area (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationThe joint operation was conducted by personnel attached to the Revenue Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationThe man was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act at a station in Co Kildare (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe seizure was part of an intelligence-led operation targeting an organised crime group in the Kildare area (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe man has been charged by Gardaí. (garda.ie)
- chargeGardaí charged the accused (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe man is due to appear before Naas District Court on 16 March 2023 at 10.30am. (garda.ie)
- courtThe man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda Station in Co. Kildare. (kildarenow.com, irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe man was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda Station in Co. Kildare (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe man is due to appear before Naas District Court on Thursday morning (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe suspect is due to appear before Naas District Court on 16 March 2023 (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe operation targeted persons suspected to be involved in an organised crime group operating in the Kildare area (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 16 Mar2023UPDATE: Suspect arrested over €1.1 million cannabis seizure to appear in Kildare court this morning
Confirms the suspect has been charged and is due to appear before Naas District Court on 16 March 2023.
suspect, 40s, male - 16 Mar2023Man (40s) charged following €1.1m cannabis seizure in Kildare
The man has now been charged and is due before Naas District Court on Thursday 16 March 2023.
suspect, 40s, male - 15 Mar2023Man arrested following seizure of over €1m worth of herbal cannabis
Confirms the suspect is a man in his 40s detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act at a station in Co Kildare, and that the operation was part of Revenue's ongoing joint investigations targeting organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs.
suspect, 40s, male - 15 Mar2023€1m cannabis seized in joint Garda and Revenue drugs bust
Confirms the operation was intelligence-led targeting an organised crime group in the Kildare area, conducted jointly by Revenue Customs Service and GNDOCB, and includes Revenue's public appeal for information on drug smuggling.
suspect, 43, male - 15 Mar2023Gardai arrest man after major search in Kildare led to €1.1m cannabis haul
Reports the arrest of a 43-year-old man and the seizure of 55kg of cannabis worth €1.1m during a joint GNDOCB and Revenue operation targeting an organised crime group in Kildare.
suspect, 43, male - 15 Mar2023BREAKING NEWS: Man in 40s arrested after over €1m cannabis seized in Kildare
Confirms the arrest and provides the Garda statement noting the operation targeted persons suspected to be involved in an organised crime group operating in the Kildare area.
suspect, 43, male - 15 Mar2023One person arrested after massive drugs seizure in Kildare
Original arrest report confirming the seizure details, the agencies involved, and the man's detention under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda Station in Kildare.
suspect, 43, male - 15 Mar2023Drugs worth €1.1 million found in joint operation targeting Kildare crime gang
Reports the arrest of a 43-year-old man and the seizure of 55kg of herbal cannabis worth €1.1 million in a joint gardaí and Revenue operation targeting a Kildare drug gang.
suspect, 43, male - 15 Mar2023Court Appearance: €1.1 Million Cannabis Seizure, Joint Operation GNDOCB and Revenue, Co. Kildare, 15th March 2023
Confirms the man has been formally charged and provides his court appearance date and time at Naas District Court on 16 March 2023 at 10.30am.
suspect, 40s, male