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Case No. 6467Drug trafficking (cannabis) · Co. Cork · 23 Feb 2024

Man in his 30s charged after €540k of cannabis seized in Cork and Limerick

Gardaí seized suspected cannabis herb worth about €540,000 on Friday 23 February 2024 in two linked searches, one of a vehicle in Mallow, Co Cork (about €300,000), and a follow-up search in Ballysheedy, Co Limerick (€240,000), as part of Operation Tara. A man in his 30s, whose name and nationality were not reported, was arrested in connection with the seizures. He was charged and was due before a special sitting of Cork City District Court at 5pm on Saturday 24 February 2024. The drugs are being sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis, and no court outcome has been reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged24 Feb
    2 reports
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Gardaí seized suspected cannabis herb worth €540,000; the headline of one report gives the figure as over €500,000.
  • About €300,000 of cannabis herb was seized after a vehicle was searched in Mallow, Co Cork.
  • A follow-up search in Ballysheedy, Co Limerick, seized cannabis herb worth €240,000, carried out by the Limerick Divisional Drugs Unit.
Where
The seizures were made in Mallow, North Cork, and Ballysheedy, Co Limerick.
When
The searches took place on Friday 23 February 2024.
Investigation
  • The searches were conducted as part of Operation Tara, which aims to tackle street-level drug dealing.
  • A man in his 30s was arrested in connection with the seizures.
  • The suspected cannabis herb is being sent to Forensic Science Ireland for further analysis.
Other details
The suspect is a man in his 30s; his name and nationality were not reported.
Charges
The man arrested in connection with the seizures has been charged.
In court
He was due before a special sitting of Cork City District Court at 5pm on Saturday 24 February 2024.
Sentence
No court outcome or sentence has been reported.
17 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí seized cannabis herb with a combined value of €540,000. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatSuspected cannabis herb worth €540,000 was seized in two searches in North Cork and Co Limerick. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe drugs were seized by gardaí during two searches in Cork and Limerick. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereAbout €300,000 of cannabis herb was seized after a vehicle was searched in Mallow, Co Cork. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereA follow-up search in Ballysheedy, Co Limerick, led to seizure of cannabis herb valued at €240,000. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe seizures were made in Mallow, North Cork and Ballysheedy, Co. Limerick. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe searches took place on Friday, 23 February 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe Mallow vehicle search took place on Friday, 23 February 2024. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe searches were conducted as part of Operation Tara. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationA man was arrested in connection with the seizures. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for further analysis. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationFollow-up searches by the Limerick Divisional Drugs Unit in Ballysheedy led to cannabis herb valued at €240,000 being seized. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe suspected cannabis herb is being sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. (corkbeo.ie)
  • chargeThe man has been charged. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeThe man in his 30s arrested in connection with the seizures has been charged. (corkbeo.ie)
  • courtThe man is due before a special sitting of Cork City District Court at 5pm on Saturday, 24 February 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe man was due to appear before a special sitting of Cork City District Court at 5pm on 24 February 2024. (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 26 Feb2024
    Chargedcorkbeo.ie, first report
    One arrest made as over €500k of cannabis seized in North Cork and Limerick

    Adds the Garda statement describing two linked searches, the Mallow vehicle seizure and the follow-up Ballysheedy search, and the charge and court date for the man in his 30s.

    accused, 30s, male
  2. 24 Feb2024
    Chargedirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Man to appear in court in connection with €540,000 cannabis seizures in Munster

    Confirms the man arrested over the Mallow and Ballysheedy seizures has been charged and gives his court appearance time (5pm, 24 February 2024). Adds the breakdown of €300,000 in Mallow and €240,000 in Ballysheedy, and that the searches were part of Operation Tara.

    accused, 30s, male