Ireland Man to be charged over €35,000 diamorphine trafficking in Cork City
Gardaí seized about €35,000 of suspected diamorphine and arrested a man in his mid-50s after a search in Cork City on Friday 27 August 2021, as part of Operation Tara. The man was detained at Mayfield Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, and his name and nationality are not given in the sources. He remained in Garda custody and was expected to appear before a special sitting of Cork District Court in Skibbereen at 11am on Sunday 29 August 2021, where he was to be charged.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested1 Aug
6 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gardaí seized approximately €35,000 of suspected diamorphine, pending analysis, which one outlet describes as heroin.
- A man in his mid-50s was arrested following the seizure.
- Where
- The Cork City Divisional Drug Unit and the Southern Regional Dog Unit were patrolling a railway station in Cork City.
- The man was taken to Mayfield Garda Station, where he was searched.
- When
- The seizure and arrest took place on the afternoon of Friday 27 August 2021, with the dog indication at approximately 3.35pm.
- Cause
- Garda Dog Rex indicated towards a male passenger getting off a train, although one outlet says the dog sniffed him out as he was boarding a train.
- Investigation
- The seizure was part of Operation Tara, an ongoing operation targeting the transportation of controlled drugs into Cork City via public transport.
- Investigations are ongoing.
- Charges
- The man was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at Mayfield Garda Station.
- He was to be charged in connection with the case at that court appearance.
- In court
- The man remained in Garda custody and was expected to appear before a special sitting of Cork District Court in Skibbereen at 11am on Sunday 29 August 2021.
- Other details
- The sources do not give the man's name or nationality.
43 statements extracted from the articles
- whatApproximately €35,000 of suspected diamorphine was seized (garda.ie, thejournal.ie, corkbeo.ie)
- whatGarda Dog Rex indicated towards a male passenger alighting a train at approximately 3:35pm (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie)
- whatThe man is in his mid-50s (garda.ie)
- whatApproximately €35,000 of suspected diamorphine was seized from the man (garda.ie)
- whatA Garda dog indicated towards a man getting off a train at around 3.35pm. (rte.ie)
- whatAround €35,000 of suspected diamorphine was seized from the man. (rte.ie)
- whatThe arrested man is in his mid-50s. (rte.ie)
- whatGardaí seized €35,000 worth of heroin (diamorphine) and arrested one man in his 50s. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatApproximately €35,000 of suspected diamorphine, pending analysis, was seized. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatGarda dog Rex indicated towards a male passenger getting off a train at around 3.35pm (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe man is aged in his mid 50s (thejournal.ie)
- whatA man in his mid-50s was arrested in connection with a €35,000 drugs seizure (corkbeo.ie)
- whereThe seizure took place at a railway station in Cork City (garda.ie)
- whereThe man was taken to Mayfield Garda Station and searched (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie, thejournal.ie)
- whereThe search was conducted in Cork City (garda.ie)
- whereThe man is detained at Mayfield Garda Station (garda.ie)
- whereA patrol was being carried out at a railway station in Cork city. (rte.ie)
- whereThe man was taken to Mayfield Garda Station where he was searched. (rte.ie)
- whereThe Cork City Divisional Drug Unit and Southern Regional Dog Unit were patrolling a railway station in Cork City (corkbeo.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred on the afternoon of Friday 27 August 2021 (garda.ie)
- whenThe indication occurred at approximately 3:35pm (garda.ie)
- whenThe seizure and arrest took place on Friday, 27 August 2021 (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationThe seizure was part of Operation Tara (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie)
- investigationThe operation targets transportation of controlled drugs into Cork City via public transport (garda.ie)
- investigationThe Cork City Divisional Drug Unit and Southern Regional Dog Unit were patrolling the station (garda.ie)
- investigationThe Cork City Divisional Drug Unit and the Southern Regional Dog Unit were patrolling a railway station in Cork City (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie, thejournal.ie)
- investigationGarda Dog Rex indicated towards a male passenger alighting a train (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie, rte.ie, corkbeo.ie)
- investigationThe seizure was carried out as part of an operation targeting the transportation of drugs into Cork city. (rte.ie)
- investigationThe search was conducted as part of Operation Tara. (rte.ie)
- investigationThe search was part of an ongoing operation targeting the transportation of controlled drugs into Cork City via public transport. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationThe man, aged in his mid 50s, was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at Mayfield Garda Station. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationThe man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Mayfield Garda Station (thejournal.ie)
- investigationThe operation was investigating the moving of drugs into Cork City by public transport (thejournal.ie)
- chargeHe is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 (garda.ie)
- chargeHe will be charged in connection with the case at that appearance (garda.ie)
- chargeHe will be charged in connection with the case at the court appearance (corkbeo.ie)
- courtHe is expected to appear before a special sitting of Cork District Court in Skibbereen at 11am on 29 August 2021 (garda.ie)
- courtThe man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 (garda.ie)
- courtHe is expected to appear before a special sitting of Cork District Court in Skibbereen at 11am on Sunday 29 August 2021 (corkbeo.ie)
- otherThe search was part of Operation Tara (garda.ie)
- otherThe operation targeted the transportation of controlled drugs into Cork City via public transport (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie)
- otherThe man is being detained at Mayfield Garda Station. (rte.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 29 Aug2021Man, 50s, to appear in court in relation to €35k drugs seizure
Confirms the man is to appear before a special sitting of Cork District Court in Skibbereen on 29 August 2021 to be charged, and provides details of how the seizure occurred: Garda Dog Rex indicated towards him at a railway station as part of an operation targeting drug transport via public transport.
suspect, mid-50s, male - 28 Aug2021Garda dog sniffs out €35,000 worth of suspected drugs at Cork train station
Confirms the arrest and adds details: the dog indicated at around 3.35pm, the man was taken to Mayfield Garda Station, and he is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. The operation was specifically investigating the moving of drugs into Cork City by public transport.
suspect, mid-50s, male - 28 Aug2021Gardai seize €35,000 of heroin and arrest one man in train station drug bust
Confirms the arrest and seizure, adds that the man was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at Mayfield Garda Station, and that the search was part of Operation Tara targeting drug transportation via public transport into Cork City.
suspect, mid-50s, male - 28 Aug2021Man arrested following €35k drugs seizure in Cork
Confirms the arrest and seizure, identifies the operation as Operation Tara targeting the transportation of drugs into Cork city, and states the man is being detained at Mayfield Garda Station with investigations ongoing.
suspect, mid-50s, male - 27 Aug2021Operation Tara - €35,000 of Suspected Diamorphine Seized, One Man Arrested, Cork City, Friday, 27th August, 2021
Original Garda press release confirming the arrest and seizure; details the role of Garda Dog Rex, the patrolling units involved, and the ongoing operation targeting drug transport via public transport.
suspect, mid-50s, male - 1 Aug2021Court Appearance - Operation Tara - €35,000 of Suspected Diamorphine Seized in Cork City - 27/8/21
Confirms the man remains in Garda custody and is expected to appear before a special sitting of Cork District Court in Skibbereen at 11am on 29 August 2021 where he will be charged.
suspect, mid-50s, male