Ireland Man in his 30s released without charge after €4m cannabis seizure at Rosslare Europort
On Tuesday 12 December 2023, Revenue officers at Rosslare Europort in County Wexford seized cannabis herb and resin with an estimated value of over €4,000,000 from an unaccompanied freight unit that had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France. Gardaí arrested a man in his 30s in Wexford after the seizure and detained him under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in County Wexford. The value of the drugs is subject to analysis and investigations are ongoing. A Garda update issued on 24 December 2023 says the man has been released without charge and a file is being sent to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested12 Dec
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Cannabis herb and resin with an estimated value of over €4,000,000 was seized, and the value is subject to analysis.
- Where
- The seizure took place at Rosslare Europort in County Wexford.
- When
- The seizure took place on Tuesday 12 December 2023.
- Cause
- Revenue officers stopped and searched an unaccompanied freight unit that had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France, and found the drugs.
- Investigation
- A man in his 30s was arrested by Gardaí in Wexford after the seizure.
- A file will be sent to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
- Investigations are ongoing.
- Other details
- The man was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda Station in County Wexford.
- The Garda update announcing the release is dated 24 December 2023 in its text, while the article's listed date is 12 December 2023.
- Charges
- The man has been released without charge.
15 statements extracted from the articles
- whatCannabis herb and resin with an estimated value of over €4,000,000 was seized. (garda.ie)
- whatRevenue seized cannabis herb and resin with an estimated value of over €4,000,000. (garda.ie)
- whereThe cannabis was seized at Rosslare Europort, Co Wexford. (garda.ie)
- whereThe seizure took place at Rosslare Europort in County Wexford. (garda.ie)
- whereThe freight unit had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France. (garda.ie)
- whenThe seizure took place on Tuesday 12 December 2023. (garda.ie)
- whenThe seizure took place on 12 December 2023. (garda.ie)
- investigationA man in his 30s was arrested by Gardaí after the seizure. (garda.ie)
- investigationA file will be sent to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie)
- otherThe man has been released without charge. (garda.ie)
- otherA man in his 30s was arrested by Gardaí in Wexford. (garda.ie)
- otherThe value of the drugs is subject to analysis. (garda.ie)
- otherThe drugs were found when Revenue officers stopped and searched an unaccompanied freight unit. (garda.ie)
- otherThe man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at a Garda Station in County Wexford. (garda.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 12 Dec2023Arrest - €4m Cannabis Seizure, Rosslare, County Wexford 12th December 2023
Garda press release giving the estimated value (over €4m, analysis pending), the freight unit's ferry origin from Cherbourg, France, and the detention under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
suspect, 30s, male - 12 Dec2023Update on Arrest - €4m Cannabis Seizure, Rosslare, County Wexford, 12th December 2023
Garda update: the man arrested over the seizure has been released without charge, and a file is going to the DPP.
suspect, 30s, male