Ireland Man charged over €360,000 drug seizure in Dublin
On Friday 18 October 2024, Gardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team stopped a vehicle in Citywest, Co. Dublin, as part of a planned operation and found 3 kg of suspected cannabis herb valued at €60,000. A man in his 50s was arrested and the vehicle was seized. Subsequent searches at a residential property in West Dublin, supported by the K District Detective Unit and Divisional Crime Task Force, found further drugs including cannabis resin, cocaine and cannabis herb valued at approximately €300,000, bringing the total to €360,000. The man was detained under the Drug Trafficking Act 1996 and has since been charged. He is due before Blanchardstown District Court at 10.30am on Monday 21 October 2024.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested18 Oct
3 reports - Charged18 Oct
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Drugs worth €360,000 in total were seized during a planned operation in West Dublin.
- 3 kg of suspected cannabis herb valued at €60,000 was found in a vehicle stopped in Citywest.
- Further drugs including cannabis resin, cocaine and cannabis herb valued at approximately €300,000 were found at a residential property in West Dublin.
- Where
- The vehicle was stopped in Citywest, Co. Dublin, and the residential property search was in West Dublin.
- When
- The operation took place on Friday 18 October 2024.
- Investigation
- A man in his 50s was arrested and detained under the Drug Trafficking Act 1996.
- The seized drugs are undergoing analysis by Forensic Science Ireland and investigations are ongoing.
- The operation was supported by the K District Detective Unit and Divisional Crime Task Force.
- Charges
- The arrested man has been charged.
- In court
- The man is due before Blanchardstown District Court at 10.30am on Monday 21 October 2024.
23 statements extracted from the articles
- whatDrugs worth €360,000 were seized in Dublin. (garda.ie)
- whatGardaí seized drugs worth €360,000 in total. (garda.ie)
- whatGardaí found 3 kg of suspected cannabis herb in the vehicle, valued at €60,000. (garda.ie)
- whatFurther controlled drugs valued at about €300,000 were found at a residential property in West Dublin. (garda.ie)
- whatOfficers discovered 3kg of suspected cannabis herb worth €60,000. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatFurther drugs worth about €300,000, including cannabis resin, cocaine and cannabis herb, were found at a residential property in west Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatDrugs worth over €300,000 were seized. (extra.ie)
- whereThe DCRT stopped a vehicle in Citywest, Co. Dublin. (garda.ie)
- whereOfficers stopped a vehicle in Citywest as part of a planned operation. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe drugs were seized in Dublin. (extra.ie)
- whenThe seizure took place on Friday 18 October 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe article was issued on 21 October 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe operation took place in West Dublin on Friday, 18 October 2024. (garda.ie)
- investigationA man was arrested in relation to the investigation. (garda.ie)
- investigationSubsequent searches were carried out in the DMR West and DMR South Divisions. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationAll seized drugs are undergoing analysis by Forensic Science Ireland, and investigations are ongoing. (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí were supported by the K District Detective Unit and Divisional Crime Task Force. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe seized drugs are being analysed by Forensic Science Ireland and investigations are ongoing. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeThe arrested man has been charged. (garda.ie)
- courtThe man is expected to appear before Blanchardstown District Court at 10.30am on Monday 21 October 2024. (garda.ie)
- otherA man in his 50s was arrested and the vehicle was seized. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe arrested man was detained at a Garda station in the Dublin area under the Drug Trafficking Act 1996. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- otherA man in his 50s was arrested. (extra.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 20 Oct2024Man (50s) arrested after over €300k worth of drugs seized in Dublin
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suspect, 50s, male - 20 Oct2024Man arrested after €360k worth of drugs seized in Dublin
First report of the Citywest vehicle stop and arrest, with the total seizure value and the later residential search in west Dublin.
suspect, 50s, male - 18 Oct2024€360,000 Drugs Seized, Man Arrested, in Dublin on Friday, 18th October 2024
Garda press release on a single drugs operation. Details the stop in Citywest, the arrest of a man in his 50s, and later searches in West Dublin. No existing case matches.
suspect, 50s, male - 18 Oct2024Court Appearance - €360,000 Drugs Seized, Man Arrested, in Dublin on Friday, 18th October 2024
Garda press release confirming the man arrested over the €360,000 drugs seizure has been charged and is due before Blanchardstown District Court on Monday 21 October 2024. The article does not name the man or state the type of drugs.
accused, 50s, male