Ireland Over €87,500 cocaine seized after vehicle stop in Gortacrissane, Co Kerry; man arrested
On Tuesday 21 November 2023, gardaí stopped and searched a vehicle in the Gortacrissane area in Listowel, Co Kerry, and seized suspected cocaine with an estimated value of €87,500. A man in his 30s was arrested in connection with the seizure and detained at a Garda station in the Kerry Division under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. The Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit and Listowel Detective Unit carried out the search as part of Operation Tara, and gardaí issued a press release on 22 November 2023. The drugs are to be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for further analysis, and investigations are ongoing.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested21 Nov
2 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gardaí seized suspected cocaine with an estimated value of €87,500.
- Where
- The seizure took place in Listowel, Co Kerry, in the Gortacrissane area.
- When
- The seizure happened on Tuesday 21 November 2023.
- Gardaí issued an official press release about the seizure on 22 November 2023.
- Cause
- Gardaí stopped and searched a vehicle, and the cocaine was found during that search.
- Investigation
- Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit and Listowel Detective Unit carried out the search as part of Operation Tara.
- The drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for further analysis.
- Investigations are ongoing.
- Other details
- A man in his 30s was arrested in connection with the seizure; his name and nationality are not given.
- The arrested man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at a Garda station in the Kerry Division.
15 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí seized suspected cocaine worth an estimated €87,500. (garda.ie)
- whatSuspected cocaine with an estimated value of €87,500 was recovered. (corkbeo.ie)
- whereThe seizure took place in Listowel, Co Kerry. (garda.ie)
- whereThe stop and search was of a vehicle in the Gortacrissane area. (garda.ie)
- whereThe stop and search took place on a vehicle in the Gortacrissane area. (corkbeo.ie)
- whenThe seizure happened on Tuesday 21 November 2023. (garda.ie)
- whenThe seizure took place on Tuesday 21 November 2023. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationThe seizure was part of Operation Tara. (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie)
- investigationKerry Divisional Drugs Unit and Listowel Detective Unit conducted the search. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for further analysis. (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie)
- investigationMembers of the Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit and Listowel Detective Unit carried out the search. (corkbeo.ie)
- otherA man in his 30s has been arrested in connection with the seizure. (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie)
- otherThe arrested man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at a Garda station in the Kerry Division. (garda.ie)
- otherThe man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda station in Kerry. (corkbeo.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 22 Nov2023Over €87k in cocaine seized after garda stop car in Kerry as man arrested
Original report of the Kerry cocaine seizure, with the garda spokesperson's statement giving the date, value, and the Operation Tara and detention details.
suspect, 30s, male - 21 Nov2023Operation Tara - €87,500 Cocaine Seized and Arrest, Listowel Co. Kerry, 21st November 2023
Official Garda press release, issued 22 November 2023, confirming the Gortacrissane cocaine seizure and arrest already on file. It adds that the drugs will go to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis, names the operation as Operation Tara, and states the arrest was under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
suspect, 30s, male